Rongmei (Ruanglat / ꯔꯣꯡꯃꯩ)

Rongmei is a member of the Kuki-Chin-Naga branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken mainly in the states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in the northeast of India by about 350,000 Rongmei Naga people. In particular, it is spoken in the districts of Tamenglong, Noney, Imphal West and Bishnupur in western and central Manipur, and in the Cachar, Hilakandi and Karimganj districts in the south of Assam.

Other names for Rongmei include Rongmei Naga, Ruangmei, Ruanglat, Kabui and Songbu. There are three main dialects: Tamenglong, Imphal and Cachar. It is closely related to Zeme and Liangmai. There are ways to write Rongmei with the Latin alphabet, and with the Meitei script (Meitei Mayek). There is a Rongmei translation of the New Testament of the Bible (in the Latin alphabet), and it is taught in schools in Manipur and Nagaland.

Latin alphabet for Rongmei

Meitei alphabet for Rongmei

Download alphabet charts for Rongmei (Excel)
Information about the Rongmei alphabet (PDF) provided by Wolfram Siegel

Sample text

Khoutei Jisu rui kaniw khou sa the, "Nangniw huayney khou mi hei kumcna ney o: 'APu, nthanmei nang zanc ta chakhwang champouh sw diu. Nang guangcdic guang diu.
Neih khat khang biuhmei taektw, aniw khang tingmik kathuic tiilou o.
Aniw khou nkhuailoumei guay ta, aniw kuakloumei kumcna, aniw paap guay kuaklou o. Aniw ta nthiammei khou zaylou rio' "

Source: https://www.rongmeinaga.com/en/rongmei-bible-new-testament

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Sample videos in Rongmei

Links

Information about Rongmei
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rongmei_language
https://www.rongmeinaga.com/en/
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Naga-Rongmei.htm
https://rongmeiencyclopedia.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/phonology-of-rongmei/
https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1478

Kuki-Chin-Naga languages

Bawm, Biete, Chiru, Falam, Hakha, Karbi, Kom, Mizo, Mongsen Ao, Paite, Rongmei, Tedim, Thadou, Zeme, Zotung, Zou

Languages written with the Meitei script

Manipuri, Rongmei

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 18.11.24. Last modified: 18.11.24

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