Naga languages

The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages under the Kuki-Chin-Naga languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples.[1] Glottolog has classified Karbic and Meitei within the Naga group, even though their speakers are not ethnically Naga.

Naga languages
(geographic / cultural)
EthnicityNaga people
Geographic
distribution
India, Myanmar, China?
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Subdivisions
Glottolognaga1409

Northern Naga languages do not fall within the group, in spite of being spoken by Naga groups; instead, these form part of the Sal languages within Sino-Tibetan.[2]

Angami-Pochuri

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Central Naga

Koki is a "Naga" languages spoken in and around Leshi Township, Myanmar that could possibly classify as Tangkhulic languages or Ao languages.

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Southern Naga

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Tangkhul-Maring Naga

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Western Naga

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Meitei

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Karbic

  • Karbic
    • Hills Karbi
    • Plains Karbi

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See also

Further reading

  • Mei Shin Wu, Johann-Mattis List, & Robert Forkel. (2019). lexibank/marrisonnaga: Naga Languages of North-East India (Version v2.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3537636

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