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 | |
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(geographic / cultural) | |
Ethnicity | Naga people |
Geographic distribution | India, Myanmar, China? |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Subdivisions |
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Glottolog | naga1409 |
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
- Angami languages are:
Central Naga
- Ao language
- Chungli Ao
- Mongsen Ao
- Changki
- Dordar (Yacham)
- Longla
- Lotha (Lhota)
- Sangtam ('Thukumi')
- Kizare
- Pirr (Northern Sangtam)
- Phelongre
- Thukumi (Central Sangtam)
- Photsimi
- Purr (Southern Sangtam)
- Yimchingric
- Yimchungrü ('Yachumi')
- Para
- Makuric
Koki is a "Naga" languages spoken in and around Leshi Township, Myanmar that could possibly classify as Tangkhulic languages or Ao languages.
Southern Naga
Tangkhul-Maring Naga
- Tangkhulic languages include:
- Maringic languages
- Khoibu
- Maring
Western Naga
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
References
- "Naga Languages".
- "Northern Naga Languages". Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- "Glottolog 4.0 - Angami-Pochuri". glottolog.org.
- "Glottolog 4.0 - Central Naga". glottolog.org.
- "Glottolog 4.0 - Northwestern Kuki-Chin". glottolog.org.
- "Glottolog 4.0 - Tangkhul-Maring". glottolog.org.
- "Glottolog 4.0 - Zemeic". glottolog.org.
- "Manipuri languages".
- "Karbic languages".
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