Digaro Mishmi language

Digaro, also Taraon, Tawra, 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 tɑ31rɑŋ53 or da31raŋ53, and alternatively tɯŋ53 (Deng 登, 僜) in China. The Kaman (Miju) call them tɕi31moŋ35, the Idu call them tɑ31rɑŋ35, and the Assamese call them Digaro Mishmi.

Distribution

India

In Arunachal Pradesh, India, Digaro Mishmi is spoken in Hayuliang, Changlagam, and Goiliang circles in the Amjaw 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 village 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

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
	Labial	Alveolar	(Alveolo-)palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m	n		ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k	ʔ
aspirated	pʰ	tʰ		kʰ
voiced	b	d		ɡ
Affricate	voiceless		ts	tɕ
aspirated		tsʰ	tɕʰ
voiced		dz	dʑ
Fricative		s	ɕ		h
Approximant	w	ɹ	j
Lateral		l

Vowels

Monophthong phonemes
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Mid	e		o
Open		a

/ɨ/ may also be heard as [ɯ].
/a/ may also be heard as [ʌ] before /k/.

Evans, Jonathan P.; Manyu, Johakso (2021). "The sounds of Tawrã (Digaru-Mishmi), a Tibeto-Burman language". Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 44 (1): 1–26.
Jiang Huo [江获], Li Daqin [李大勤], Sun Hongkai [孙宏开]. 2013. A study of Taraon [达让语研究]. Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House [民族出版社]. ISBN 9787105129324