Gangte alphabet – A Aw B…
It is said that Gangte language belongs to Sino-Tibetan family. Since the coming of Christian missionaries during the British colonial period in India they firstly introduced Gangte alphabet based on Roman script. The pioneer missionaries Rev.J.H Lorrain (Pu Buanga) and Rev. F.W Savidge (Sap Upa) introduced the first Gangte alphabet in 1894 amongst the Gangte people. Gangte alphabet is commonly known as ‘A, Aw, B’. In Gangte alphabet there are combination of two letters i.e ‘Aw’, ‘Ch’ and ‘Ng’. ‘Aw’ is spelled or pronounced as in English letter ‘O’, ‘Ch’ is spelled as in English ‘Chop’, and ‘Ng’ is spelled in two ways– ‘ang’ / by saying N-G.
4. Phung min hi bangti a hung pieng ahim? Phung min na het het nga (5) zik in.
Dawnna: Phung min kiti hi phung chuom chuom ai-sai hung kikhendawkna apat hung pieng ahi.
Thanglun , Teklah, Suktung, Munthang, Helthang.
5.“Khuochuk” kiti hi bang ahim? Tupet a na chennau apat asuk in (abullam zuon)na khuochuk uh mun 5 (nga) tieng zik in.
Dawnna: Khuochuk kiti chu Ipi le pute’n khuo ana sat nau a kum thum tieng lo a ana neih nau leh a na khawsak nau leh a chennau chu Khuochuk kiti ahi.
1.Chiengkonpang – 2.Lontang - 3.Khanpi - 4.Phaijang – 5.Zawlngak
