Digaro Mishmi language

Digaro Mishmi
Taraon
Native to	India, China
Region	Arunachal
Ethnicity	Mishmi people
Native speakers	35,000 (2001 census)
Language family	Possibly Sino-Tibetan Digaro Digaro Mishmi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mhu
Glottolog	diga1241

Digaro, also Taraon or Darang, is a Digarish language of northeastern Arunachal Pradesh, India and Zayü County, Tibet, China.

Names

According to Jiang, et al. (2013:2), their autonym is tɑ˧˩rɑŋ˥˧ or da˧˩raŋ˥˧, and alternatively tɯŋ˥˧ (Deng 登, 僜) in China. The Kaman (Miju) call them tɕi˧˩moŋ˧˥, the Idu call them tɑ˧˩rɑŋ˧˥, and the Assamese call them tɕi˧˩kɑ˥lu˥mi˧˩ɕi˥mi˧˩.

Distribution

India

In Arunachal Pradesh, India, Digaro Mishmi is spoken in Hayuliang, Changlagam, and Goiliang circles in Lohit district (Ethnologue). It is also spoken in Dibang Valley district and Assam.

China

Jiang, et al. (2013:2) reports that in Zayü County, Tibet, Taraon is spoken in the following villages.

• E River watershed 额河流域
  • Jiyu 吉玉村 (alternatively named Juyu 巨玉)
  • Ciba village 次巴村
  • Rusu village 如苏村
  • Demen village 德门村
  • Zigeng village 自更村
  • Xiani village 下尼村
  • Ba'antong 巴安通
  • Xin village 新村
• Sang'ang River watershed 桑昂河流域
  • Gayao village 嘎尧村
• Chayu River watershed 察隅河流域
  • Dongchong 洞冲, Lower Chayu town 下察隅镇

References

• Jiang Huo [江获], Li Daqin [李大勤], Sun Hongkai [孙宏开]. 2013. A study of Taraon [达让语研]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社]. ISBN 9787105129324

Further reading

• Chakravarty, L. N. (1963). A Dictionary of the Taraon Language. NEFA.
• Pulu, Jatan (1991). A Phrase Book on Taraon Language. Arunachal Pradesh government.
• Sastry, Garimella and Devi Prasada (1984). Mishmi Grammar. CIIL.
• Sastry, Garimella and Devi Prasada (1991). Mishmi-English-Hindi Dictionary. CIIL.