Nyishi language
E572281
The Nyishi language is a Tani (Tibeto-Burman) language spoken primarily by the Nyishi people of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bangni language | 1 |
| derived from Nyishi words "Nyo" (land) and "Kum" (collectiveness or togetherness) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tani language
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Apatani language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tagin language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nyishi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
East Kameng district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurung Kumey district NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Subansiri district NERFINISHED ⓘ Papum Pare district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonitpur district of Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ West Kameng district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nishi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyishi Nishi ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Apatani-influenced varieties
ⓘ
Hill Nyishi varieties ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Nyishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Dafla (historical term) ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| ISO639-3Code | njz ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tani branch of Tibeto-Burman ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tani ⓘ Tibeto-Burman ⓘ |
| region |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | primarily Latin-based orthographies ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Nyishi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ |
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Sino-Tibetan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tani languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk songs of Nyishi people
ⓘ
local administration in some areas ⓘ traditional rituals of Nyishi people ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bangni language
this entity surface form:
derived from Nyishi words "Nyo" (land) and "Kum" (collectiveness or togetherness)