Anal language
Encyclopedia
Anal, also known as Namfau, is a Northern Kukish language, part of the Sino-Tibetan language family, spoken by a dwindling number of Anal people
in India
, Burma, and possibly Bangladesh
. It had 14,000 speakers in India according to the 2001 census. UNESCO
lists Anal as having 23,000 speakers in total, making it a vulnerable language. It has two principal dialects, Laizo and Malshom, and is closest to Lamkang. The language of wider communication is Meithei
.
Anal is written in the Latin script, with a literacy rate of about 74%.
Anal people
The Anal people are a scheduled tribe found in Manipur, India and in Burma. They speak their own language, Anal. They are thought to be closely related to the Kuki people. According to the 2001 census, there are 21,242 Anal in India...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Burma, and possibly Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It had 14,000 speakers in India according to the 2001 census. UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
lists Anal as having 23,000 speakers in total, making it a vulnerable language. It has two principal dialects, Laizo and Malshom, and is closest to Lamkang. The language of wider communication is Meithei
Meithei language
Meitei-lon , also Meitei-lol and Manipuri , is the predominant language and lingua franca in the southeastern Himalayan state of Manipur, in northeastern India. It is the official language in government offices...
.
Anal is written in the Latin script, with a literacy rate of about 74%.
Vocabulary
The following vocabulary is typical of the language.| Anal | gloss | Anal | gloss |
|---|---|---|---|
| khol | 'deep hole'; 'social division' | ahno | 'kind of short skirt' |
| lunguin | 'kind of long shawl' | zupar | 'rice beer' |
| piruili | 'elopement' | min | 'bride price Bride price Bride price, also known as bride wealth, is an amount of money or property or wealth paid by the groom or his family to the parents of a woman upon the marriage of their daughter to the groom... ' |
| ithin | 'divorce' | sinnuperu | 'adultery' |
| pakum | 'hearth' | mote | 'first-born' |
| kepu | 'second-born' | cakhow | 'brown rice' |
| khon | 'fiftee Rupees' | thunlon | 'grave' |
| dao | 'kind of iron blade' | shingkho | 'plate' |
| vopum | 'basket' | athiru | 'kind of marble necklace' |
| akarfo | 'kind of China neclace' | sanamba | 'kind of fiddle' |
| tilli | 'kind of flageolet' | tuklee | 'kind of loom' |