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Master Zophei word list

Description: This is the master word list from the dissertation "The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages" which includes the form in both varieties (Tlawngrang and Lawngtlang), tone analysis, English gloss, and part of speech.
Date: September 17, 2021
Creator: Lotven, Samson
Partner: UNT College of Information
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The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages

Description: This dissertation presents in-depth description and analysis the Zophei sound system within the context of the closely-related Maraic languages. Zophei (or Zyphe, ISO 639-3 ZYP), a previously undocumented member of the Maraic branch of Kuki-Chin (or South-Central Tibeto-Burman) spoken in Southern Thantlang Township, Chin State, Burma/Myanmar and by thousands of speakers in Indianapolis, Indiana. Using primary data elicited during three years of fieldwork, the sound systems of Lawngtlang, Tlawng… more
Date: December 2021
Creator: Lotven, Samson
Partner: UNT College of Information
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