LINGUISTIC AND
ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESOURCES FOR MISHMI
The ‘Mishmi’ languages consist of three
languages, Kman, Idu and Tawrã, spoken in the
Northeast of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Of these, Kman shows no obvious
relationship with the other two. Idu and Tawrã have
common features, but whether they are genetically related remains unclear. I
have argued this is based on a mistaken approach to historical linguistics.
Fieldwork has been conducted in this region since 2015. The teams working on
individual languages are named on the appropriate pages.
Year
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Title
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Type
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2015
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The languages and cultures of the
Mishmi peoples.Tezu, 6th March, 2015, CALSOM
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Powerpoint
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2015
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Mishmi language development. Tezu,
29th December, 2015, CALSOM
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Powerpoint
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2017
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Kman language development and
its relation to Mishmi. Tezu,
2nd February, 2017, CALSOM
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Powerpoint
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2017
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The ‘Mishmi’
languages, Idu, Tawra and Kman: a mismatch between cultural and linguistic
relations. La Trobe University, 8-10th February, 2017. Workshop of the
International Consortium for the Prehistory of the Eastern Himalayas.
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Powerpoint
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2017
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The ‘Mishmi’ languages, Idu, Tawra and Kman: a mismatch
between cultural and linguistic relations. Text for the above workshop
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Paper
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2017
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The register system of the
‘Mishmi’ languages, Idu, Tawra and Kman and the
problem of a unitary concept of language. Linguistics seminar
University of Bielefeld, 17th May, 2017
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Powerpoint
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2017
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From stone (bowls) to
iron without ceramics; questioning narratives of Neolithisation
via the ethnohistory of Northeast India. McDonald Institute for
Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 5th June, 2017
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Powerpoint
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2018
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The journey of the
dead in NE India: eschatology of the Idu and Kman. Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh 23rd February 2018.
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Powerpoint
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2018
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Assessing
the language situation in Arunachal Pradesh and
policy for developing scripts and their use in education. Research Department, Arunachal Pradesh
State Museum. Itanagar, 28th February 2018
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Powerpoint
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2018
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The
development of a script for the Mishmi languages:
launching of Idu and Kman reading and writing materials. Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh 21st February 2018
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Powerpoint
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Pages on individual languages
Map showing approximate
location of Mishmi peoples
Campbell, G.
1874. Specimens of Languages of India:
Including Those of the Aboriginal Tribes of Bengal, the Central Provinces, and the Eastern Frontier.
Calcutta: Printed at the Bengal
secretariat Press.
Konow, Sten 1902. Note on the languages spoken between the Assam Valley
and Tibet.
The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great
Britain and Ireland, 1902: 127-137.
Mills, J.P.
1952. The Mishmis of the Lohit Valley, Assam. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
of Great Britain and Ireland, 82(1):1-12.
Ouyang, Jueya 1985. A brief introduction to the Luoba language. [in
Chinese]. Beijing:
Mínzú Chūbǎnshè.
Pulu, Jatan 1978. Idu phrase-book. Shillong: Arunachal Pradesh Directorate of Research.
Pulu, Jimi 2002a. Idu Mishmi
proverbs and sayings. Itanagar: Arunachal
Pradesh Directorate of Research.
Pulu, Jimi 2002b. A handbook on Idu Mishmi language. Itanagar:
Arunachal Pradesh Directorate of Research.
Robinson, W. 1856. Notes on the languages
spoken by the Mi-Shmis. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal,
24: 307-324.
Sun, Hongkai 1983a. A brief introduction to Idu (Luoba) language. [In Chinese].
Mínzú Yǔwén 6. Beijing: Mínzú Chūbǎnshè.
Sun, Hongkai 1983b. The languages of the peoples
of the Six River Valley Region and their genetic classification. [In Chinese]. Mínzú Xuébào. Kunming: Yunnan People’s
Publishing Company.
Sun, Hongkai 1991. Zang Mianyu yuyin he cihui. [In Chinese]. Beijing:
Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxué Chūbǎnshè.
Sun, Hongkai 1999. On the Himalayan languages
of the eastern Himalayan area in China. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area,
22: 61-72.
Sun, Hongkai
et al. 1980. The languages of the Moba, Luoba and Deng people.
[In Chinese]. Beijing: Zhōngguó
Shèhuì Kēxué Chūbǎnshè.