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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Kuki-Chin language spoken in India}}<br />
{{Infobox language<br />
|name=Kom<br />
|nativename=''Kom Rem''<br />
|region=[[India]]<br />
|ethnicity=[[Kom people (India)|Kom]]<br />
|speakers=15,108<br />
|date=2011 census<br />
|ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html|title=Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref><br />
|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan<br />
|fam2=[[Kuki-Chin languages|Kuki-Chin]]<br />
|fam3=[[Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages|Northwestern]]<ref name="DeLancey2015">DeLancey, Scott; Krishna Boro; Linda Konnerth1; Amos Teo. 2015. ''Tibeto-Burman Languages of the Indo-Myanmar borderland''. 31st South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, 14 May 2015</ref><br />
|dia1=Kom <br />
|dia2=Kolhreng<br />
|iso3=kmm<br />
|glotto=komi1270<br />
|glottorefname=Kom (India)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kom''' is a [[Kuki-Chin languages|Kuki-Chin language]] of [[India]]. Kohlreng is usually considered a dialect of Kom, but may be a distinct language. [[Kom people (India)|Speakers of Kom]] live in the hilly provinces of [[Northeastern India]]. The dialect of [[Manipur]] has at least partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kukish dialects of the area, including [[Thadou language|Thadou]], [[Hmar language|Hmar]], [[Vaiphei language|Vaiphei]], [[Simte language|Simte]], [[Paite language|Paite]], and [[Gangte language|Gangte]] languages.<ref name=Singh>{{cite journal|last1=Singh|first1=Chungkham Yashawanta|title=The linguistic situation in Manipur|journal=Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area|date=1995|volume=18|issue=1|pages=129–134|url=http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/singh1995linguistic.pdf|access-date=19 June 2014}}</ref> [[Aimol language|Aimol]], [[Koireng language|Koireng]] and [[Chiru language|Chiru]] speakers also understand Kom.<br />
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==Geographical distribution==<br />
Speakers of Kom are found in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, and Tripura. The majority of the population lives in eastern and central [[Manipur]], concentrated in 22 villages located in [[Churachandpur district]], [[Tamenglong district]], [[Senapati district]], and [[Bishenpur district]] (''[[Ethnologue]]''). In Devi (2011:81),<ref name="Devi2011">Devi, Ch. Sarajubala. 2011. "Linguistic Ecology of Kom." In Singh, Shailendra Kumar (ed). ''Linguistic Ecology of Manipur''. Guwahati: EBH Publishers.</ref> these 22 villages are listed as Sinam Kom, Theiyong Kom, Laikot Kom, Ichum Kom, Kom Keirap, Khoirentak, Sagang, Luikhumbi, Lallumbung, Mantak, Tuiringkhaison, Samulamlan, Chinglanmei, Bungsalane, Lananphai, Ngairong, Mungrushi, Sambangyan, Tonsen tampak, and Khulen.<br />
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Devi (2011:80)<ref name="Devi2011"/> lists some important Kom villages and localities as:<br />
*Makokching, Saikul, and Sinam-Kom of [[Senapati District]]<br />
*K.R. Lane of [[Imphal]]<br />
*National Game village of Imphal <br />
*Kharam, Ichum of [[Imphal West District]]<br />
*Thayong of [[Imphal East District]]<br />
*Sengpanjar, Kangathai, Khoirentak, and Kom-keirap of [[Bishnupur District]]<br />
*Greater Sagang of [[Churachandpur District]]<br />
*Tonsen and Mahou-tera of [[Chandel District]]<br />
*Mantak of [[Kakching district|Kakching]] and [[Chandel district]]s<br />
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==Phonology==<br />
Kom is a tonal language with three tones.<br />
== Similarities==<br />
Although Kom language is a kuki chin language it share the most similarities with one of the Naga tribe called "INPUI". Both share several similarities from verb to nouns etc. Example Bu is refer to Food in Kom similarly Inpui also used the same.<br />
;some others examples:<br />
*Kom- Hongtro (come here)<br />
**Inpui- Hongo (come)<br />
*Kom- Ongtro (sit down)<br />
**Inpui- Ongtawo (sit down)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*[http://globalrecordings.net/research/dialect/12161/ Kom (India): Kolhreng (Speech variety #12161)]. (n.d.).<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/4416 Kom Profile at the Endangered Languages Project]<br />
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5CxxM4tvn8<br />
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[[Category:Languages of Manipur]]<br />
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