Sal languages
Encyclopedia
The Brahmaputran or Sal languages are a family of Tibeto-Burman languages
spoken in eastern India
and Burma.
Burling (1983) proposed a grouping of the Bodo–Garo, Konyak
(Northern Naga
) and Jingpho
(Kachin) languages, calling the proposed group Sal, after the words sal, san and jan for "sun" in various of these languages.
The classification of Bradley (1997) also includes the Kuki-Chin languages:
Thurgood & La Polla (2003) treat Kuki-Chin as a separate group.
In the classification of Van Driem (2001), the Brahmaputran branch of Tibeto-Burman includes the following families:
The inclusion of Dhimal is new to Van Driem. Ethnologue
calls the pre-Dhimal (Sal) family simply "Jingpho–Konyak–Bodo".
Tibeto-Burman languages
The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non-Chinese members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken thoughout the highlands of southeast Asia, as well as lowland areas in Burma ....
spoken in eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Burma.
Burling (1983) proposed a grouping of the Bodo–Garo, Konyak
Konyak languages
The Konyak languages, or Northern Naga, are a small family of half a dozen Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by the Naga people in eastern India. They are not particularly closely related to other Naga languages...
(Northern Naga
Naga people
The term Naga people refers to a conglomeration of several tribes inhabiting the North Eastern part of India and north-western Burma. The tribes have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority ethnic group in the Indian state of Nagaland...
) and Jingpho
Jingpho language
The Jingpho language or Kachin language is a Tibeto-Burman language mainly spoken in Kachin State, Burma and Yunnan Province, China...
(Kachin) languages, calling the proposed group Sal, after the words sal, san and jan for "sun" in various of these languages.
The classification of Bradley (1997) also includes the Kuki-Chin languages:
Thurgood & La Polla (2003) treat Kuki-Chin as a separate group.
In the classification of Van Driem (2001), the Brahmaputran branch of Tibeto-Burman includes the following families:
The inclusion of Dhimal is new to Van Driem. Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
calls the pre-Dhimal (Sal) family simply "Jingpho–Konyak–Bodo".