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Phom is a language spoken exclusively in the state of Nagaland, India.
Answer: False
The Phom language is spoken by the Phom Naga people primarily in the Longleng district of Nagaland, Northeast India.
The Phom language belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family.
Answer: False
Contrary to the assertion, the Phom language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family, not the Indo-Aryan family.
Phom is classified under the Konyak subgroup within the larger Sino-Tibetan family.
Answer: True
Phom is indeed classified under the Konyak languages, which constitute a subgroup within the broader Sino-Tibetan family.
Phom is grouped with Konyak, Chang, and Wancho languages under the Konyak branch.
Answer: True
Phom is classified within the Konyak branch, alongside languages such as Konyak, Chang, and Wancho.
According to linguistic classifications, Phom falls under the Zemeic group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in Nagaland.
Answer: False
Linguistic classifications place Phom within the Konyak branch of Sino-Tibetan languages, not the Zemeic group.
What is the primary language family to which the Phom language belongs?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
The Phom language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family.
In which district of Nagaland is the Phom language primarily spoken?
Answer: Longleng district
The Phom language is primarily spoken in the Longleng district of Nagaland.
How many native speakers of the Phom language were estimated in 2011?
Answer: 54,416
In 2011, the estimated number of native speakers for the Phom language was 54,416.
Phom is classified within which broader group under the Sal (Brahmaputran) languages?
Answer: Konyak branch
Phom is classified within the Konyak languages, which fall under the broader Konyak–Phom group within the Sal (Brahmaputran) languages.
Which language families are mentioned as being represented in Northeast India?
Answer: Indo-Aryan, Sino-Tibetan, Kra-Dai
The primary language families represented in Northeast India are Sino-Tibetan, Indo-Aryan, and Kra-Dai.
Which of the following is NOT a language group mentioned within the Sal (Brahmaputran) languages classification?
Answer: Zemeic languages
Within the Sal (Brahmaputran) languages classification, Konyak, Boro–Garo, and Jingpho–Luish languages are mentioned. Zemeic languages are not listed in this specific context.
Phom belongs to the Konyak languages, which are part of which larger group?
Answer: Konyak–Phom group
Phom belongs to the Konyak languages, which are part of the Konyak–Phom group, itself situated within the broader Sal (Brahmaputran) languages.
Phom possesses aspirated and unaspirated bilabial stops, specifically /pʰ/ and /p/.
Answer: True
The Phom language inventory includes both aspirated (/pʰ/) and unaspirated (/p/) bilabial stops, alongside other bilabial consonants.
The alveolar consonants in Phom include the nasal /n/ and the lateral approximant /l/, but not any stops.
Answer: False
The alveolar consonants in Phom include the nasal /n/ and the lateral approximant /l/, as well as aspirated (/tʰ/) and unaspirated (/t/) alveolar stops.
Phom includes the palatal nasal consonant /ɲ/.
Answer: True
The phonological system of Phom incorporates the palatal nasal consonant /ɲ/.
The velar nasal consonant in Phom is represented by the symbol /ŋ/.
Answer: True
The velar nasal consonant in the Phom language is indeed represented by the symbol /ŋ/.
The glottal consonant in Phom is the voiceless fricative /x/.
Answer: False
The glottal consonant present in the Phom language is /h/, not the voiceless fricative /x/.
Identify a bilabial consonant present in the Phom sound system.
Answer: /m/
The Phom sound system includes bilabial consonants such as /m/ and /w/, in addition to bilabial stops.
Which of the following is NOT listed as an alveolar consonant in Phom?
Answer: /k/
The alveolar consonants in Phom include /n/ and /l/, along with aspirated and unaspirated stops. /k/ is a velar consonant, not alveolar.
Which of the following is a velar consonant found in the Phom language?
Answer: /ŋ/
The velar consonants found in the Phom language are the aspirated stop /kʰ/, the unaspirated stop /k/, and the nasal /ŋ/.
Which of the following is a postalveolar consonant found in Phom?
Answer: /ʃ/ (represented as /\u0282/)
The postalveolar consonants in Phom include the aspirated affricate /tʃʰ/, the unaspirated affricate /tʃ/, and the fricative /ʃ/.
Which of the following is a palatal consonant found in Phom?
Answer: /ɲ/
The palatal consonant found in Phom is the nasal /ɲ/.
Which of the following is a bilabial consonant in Phom?
Answer: /w/
The bilabial consonants in Phom include /m/ and /w/, in addition to bilabial stops.
A significant portion of Phom vocabulary is derived from proto-Sino-Tibetan.
Answer: True
A substantial part of the Phom lexicon is inherited from the proto-Sino-Tibetan language, reflecting its deep historical roots.
The Phom word for 'I' ('ngei') is related to the Tibetan word 'nga'.
Answer: True
The Phom pronoun for 'I', 'ngei', is linguistically related to the Tibetan word 'nga', both tracing back to common proto-Sino-Tibetan forms.
The Phom word for 'you' ('nüng') is linguistically related to the Old Chinese term *nja.
Answer: True
The Phom term for 'you', 'nüng', shows a linguistic relationship with the Old Chinese term *nja.
Negation in Phom is expressed by the word 'mā', similar to Burmese.
Answer: False
Negation in Phom is expressed by the word 'nūvai', which has cognates in other languages, but 'mā' is not the primary negation word mentioned in this context.
The Phom word for 'two' is 'nyi', which shares roots with Old Chinese *njijs.
Answer: True
The Phom word for 'two', 'nyi', indeed shares roots with the Old Chinese term *njijs, indicating a common linguistic ancestry.
The Phom word for 'three' is 'jem', which is related to Tibetan gsum.
Answer: True
The Phom word for 'three', 'jem', is cognate with the Tibetan word 'gsum', reflecting shared etymological origins.
The Phom word for 'five' is 'nga', which corresponds to Tibetan lnga.
Answer: True
The Phom word for 'five', 'nga', corresponds to the Tibetan word 'lnga', highlighting shared lexical roots.
The Phom word for 'six' is 'vok', which is linked to Old Chinese *C-rjuk and Burmese khrok.
Answer: True
The Phom term for 'six', 'vok', is indeed linked to Old Chinese *C-rjuk and Burmese khrok, indicating shared etymology.
The Phom word 'nyih' means 'moon' or 'night'.
Answer: False
The Phom word 'nyih' signifies 'sun' or 'day', not 'moon' or 'night'.
The Phom word 'men' translates to 'name' and is cognate with Tibetan 'ming'.
Answer: True
The Phom word 'men' translates to 'name' and is cognate with the Tibetan word 'ming', demonstrating shared lexical heritage.
The Phom word for 'eye' is 'mük', which is related to the Old Chinese term *mjuk.
Answer: True
The Phom word for 'eye', 'mük', shows a relationship to the Old Chinese term *mjuk, indicating a shared linguistic origin.
The Phom word 'nyah' refers to 'dog' and is related to Burmese 'khwe'.
Answer: False
The Phom word for 'dog' is 'shi', not 'nyah'. The word 'nyah' refers to 'fish' and is related to Burmese 'a' (derived from *a) and Tibetan 'nya'.
The Phom word 'nyih' corresponds to which meaning and relates to which ancient language form?
Answer: 'sun' or 'day'; Old Chinese *njit
The Phom word 'nyih' signifies 'sun' or 'day' and is related to the Old Chinese term *njit.
The Phom word 'jem' means 'three' and is related to which other languages' terms for the same number?
Answer: Old Chinese *sum and Burmese süm
The Phom word 'jem' for 'three' is related to Old Chinese *sum and Burmese süm.
The Phom word for 'dog' ('shi') is related to which language's term for dog?
Answer: All of the above
The Phom word for 'dog', 'shi', is related to Old Chinese *k'uən, Tibetan khyi, and Burmese khwe.
The Phom word 'ngei' (I) corresponds to Tibetan 'nga' and Old Chinese what?
Answer: *ba
The Phom word 'ngei' (I) corresponds to Tibetan 'nga' and Old Chinese *ba.
The Phom word for 'fish' is 'nyah'. Which related language also uses 'nya' for fish?
Answer: Tibetan
The Phom word for 'fish' is 'nyah'. The Tibetan language also uses 'nya' for fish.
What does the comparison of Phom words like 'ngei' (I) and 'nyi' (two) with Old Chinese and Tibetan illustrate?
Answer: The shared ancestry and linguistic evolution from proto-Sino-Tibetan.
The comparison illustrates the shared ancestry and linguistic evolution of Phom from proto-Sino-Tibetan, as evidenced by cognates in Old Chinese and Tibetan.
The Phom word for 'you' ('nüng') is related to which ancient language's term?
Answer: Old Chinese *nja
The Phom word for 'you', 'nüng', is related to the ancient language term Old Chinese *nja.
The Phom word for 'name' ('men') is cognate with which Tibetan word?
Answer: ming
The Phom word for 'name', 'men', is cognate with the Tibetan word 'ming'.
In the Phom language, 'Shah' is the term used to refer to a traditional dormitory.
Answer: False
The term 'Shah' in the Phom language signifies 'language'. The traditional dormitory, known as a Morung, is referred to as 'Pang'.
Log drums are culturally significant in Phom tradition and are called 'Shem'.
Answer: True
Log drums are indeed culturally significant in Phom tradition and are referred to as 'Shem'.
What is the Phom term for a Morung, a traditional dormitory?
Answer: Pang
The Phom term for a Morung, a traditional dormitory, is 'Pang'.
Which term is used in Phom for log drums?
Answer: Shem
The term used in Phom for log drums is 'Shem'.
The Phom language uses a writing system based on the Devanagari script.
Answer: False
The Phom language utilizes the Latin script for its written form, not the Devanagari script.
The Phom alphabet contains exactly 30 letters.
Answer: False
The Phom alphabet comprises 27 letters, not 30.
The phonological charts for Phom were documented by linguist Burling in 1998.
Answer: True
The phonological charts for the Phom language were documented by linguist Burling, with the cited work dating to 1998.
The ISO 639-3 code for the Phom language is 'phom1236'.
Answer: False
The ISO 639-3 code for the Phom language is 'nph'. The identifier 'phom1236' is its Glottolog code.
Phom Naga is the designation used for the Phom language in the Endangered Languages Project (ELP).
Answer: True
The Phom language is indeed listed as 'Phom Naga' within the Endangered Languages Project (ELP).
Which linguist's work is cited for the phonological charts of the Phom language?
Answer: Burling
The phonological charts for the Phom language are cited from the work of linguist Burling (1998).
What does the term 'Shah' signify in the Phom language?
Answer: Language
In the Phom language, 'Shah' is the term used to denote 'language'.
What is the ISO 639-3 code assigned to the Phom language?
Answer: nph
The ISO 639-3 code designated for the Phom language is 'nph'.
What does the Glottolog identifier 'phom1236' signify?
Answer: The unique identifier for Phom in the Glottolog database
The Glottolog identifier 'phom1236' is the unique identifier assigned to the Phom language within the Glottolog database.
The Phom alphabet consists of how many letters?
Answer: 27
The Phom alphabet consists of 27 letters.
The Phom language is listed as 'Phom Naga' in which project?
Answer: Endangered Languages Project (ELP)
The Phom language is listed as 'Phom Naga' in the Endangered Languages Project (ELP).
The Phom language uses which script for writing?
Answer: Latin
The Phom language uses the Latin script for writing.