Syriem

Language name and locationː Syriem, Assam, India [Not reported to Ethnologue ]

语言名称和分布地区: 西里姆语, 印度西北部阿萨姆邦

1. ìnkʰə̀t	21. sòmnîːlɛ̂ŋkʰə̀t
2. pʰə̀nî	22. sòmnîːlɛ̂pʰə̀nî
3. întʰûm	23. sòmnîːlɛ̂întʰûm
4. înlîː	24. sòmnîːlɛ̂înlîː
5. rìŋŋâ	25. sòmnîːlɛ̂rìŋŋâ
6. kìrùk	26. sòmnîːlɛ̂kìrùk
7. sə̀rǐː	27. sòmnîːlɛ̂sə̀rǐː
8. kîrêɪt	28. sòmnîːlɛ̂kîrêɪt
9. kǒ	29. sòmnîːlɛ̂kǒ
10. sôːm	30. sòmtʰûm
11. sòmlɛ̂ŋkʰə̀t	40. sòmlîː
12. sòmlɛ̂pʰə̀nî	50. sòmŋâː
13. sòmlɛ̂întʰûm	60. sòmrûk
14. sòmlɛ̂înlîː	70. sòmsə̀rîː
15. sòmlɛ̂rìŋŋâ	80. sòmhrǐːt
16. sòmlɛ̂kìrùk	90. sòmkûː
17. sòmlɛ̂sə̀rǐː	100. zâː
18. sòmlɛ̂kîrêɪt	200.
19. sòmlɛ̂kô	1000. sǎːŋkʰə̀t
20. sòmnîːʔ	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Pauthang Haokip, Assam University, India. November 11, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Pauthang Haokip, 2011 年 11 月 11 日.

Other comments: The Syriem numeral system is similar to that of Aimol. Syriem or Fyriem is a newly discovered language, not yet reported on Ethnologue. The speakers of Syriem are in four villages in Dwarband Bloch of Cachar district (Assam). Nothing is being mentioned about the language by LSI. Two field field trips to reveal that Syriem/Fyriem is spoken by a mixed group of Kuki-Chin tribes, viz. Aimol, Changsen, Chongloi (Thadou), Khochung, Kholang, Hrangkhol, and Tollai, etc. who no longer speak or practice their ancestral language and culture for almost a century. Nothing is known about this language from any of the known sources. It is account of their historical background they come from that they still regarded themselves as Aimol, Thadou, Khochung, Kholhang or Tollai when it comes to their identity. In spite of their past historical attachment, today all of them speak Syriem with their family members as well as with their fellow villagers. Today they number around 500-700 speakers spread across the four villages, viz, Balisor, Noxa (Nengpur), Nagathol, and Syriemkho.

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