A short update on Rawang phonology

Abstract

Rawang has been classified as a Tibeto-Burman language. It is often referred to as Nung or Nungish in the literature, and in different classifications of Sino-Tibetan and Tibeto-Burman, and is assigned to either the Kachin or separately to the Burmic (Assam-Burmese) branch of the Tibeto-Burman family (R. Morse, 1962:14). Nomen¬clature has long been a problem with the many tribes that inhabit the valleys and mountains of Southeast Asia and the Himalayan mountain ranges. This problem has been especially acute for the Rawang tribes and Robert Morse (1962. 1965) has made some extensive studies to clear up the confusion, The name Nung confuses the situation in that there actually is a Rawang tribe who call themselves Animg