LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 7 July 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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Numerals in Thadou

Elizabeth Lamkhovah Haokip, Ph.D. Scholar

Abstract

An attempt is made here to study the numerals used in Thadou, which is spoken in Chandel and other districts of Manipur. Numbers are an integral part of a language. Thadou has a seven number system: cardinals, ordinals, aggregative, multiplicative, fractional, distributive and approximate numerals. The numbers from one to ten are the basic numerals that are used for the formation of higher numerals either by means of addition or multiplication.

Introduction

Thadou is one of the major tribes in Manipur. Of the total STs in Manipur, Thadou is the largest with 1.8 lakh population representing 24.6 per cent of the state’s total ST population as per Census of Manipur 2001. The language spoken by this people is known as Thadou language. They are mainly found in the hill districts of Manipur namely, Churachanpur, Chandel, Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul. Majority of the Kuki tribes (non-Nagas) know Thadou language. Erstwhile civil and military officers of the British India, namely, John Stone (1896), Shaw (1929) and Parry (1932), wrote about the Kuki tribes including the Thadou, their origin, customs, language and social organizations. Most of the Kuki tribes, according to the above mentioned authors, trace their origin to a mysterious cave.

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Elizabeth Lamkhovah Haokip
Linguistics Department
Assam University
Silchar 788011
Assam
India
elizabethhaokip@gmail.com
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