The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of Tibeto-Burman, spoken mostly by Naga peoples.[1]
| Naga languages | |
|---|---|
| (geographic / cultural) | |
| Geographic distribution | India, Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Naga people |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| 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] while Southern Naga languages form a branch within Kuki-Chin languages subfamily.[3]
Classification
editAngami–Ao
editAngami–Pochuri
editCentral Naga (Ao)
edit- Central Naga languages[5]
- Ao language
- Chungli Ao
- Mongsen Ao
- Changki
- Dordar (Yacham)
- Longla
- Patsho Khiamniungan
- Lotha (Lhota)
- Sangtam ('Thukumi')
- Kizare
- Pirr (Northern Sangtam)
- Phelongre
- Thukumi (Central Sangtam)
- Photsimi
- Purr (Southern Sangtam)
- Yimchingric
- Yimkhiungrü ('Yachumi')
- Para
- Makuric
- Ao language
Koki is a "Naga" language spoken in and around Leshi Township, Myanmar that could possibly classify as Tangkhulic languages or Ao languages.
Tangkhul-Maring
edit- Tangkhul-Maring languages[6]
- Tangkhulic
- Maringic
- Khoibu
- Maring
Western Naga (Zemeic)
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Naga Languages".
- ^ "Northern Naga Languages". Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ *Peterson, David. 2017. "On Kuki-Chin subgrouping." In Picus Sizhi Ding and Jamin Pelkey, eds. Sociohistorical linguistics in Southeast Asia: New horizons for Tibeto-Burman studies in honor of David Bradley, 189-209. Leiden: Brill
- ^ "Glottolog 4.0 - Angami-Pochuri". glottolog.org.
- ^ "Glottolog 4.0 - Central Naga". glottolog.org.
- ^ "Glottolog 4.0 - Tangkhul-Maring". glottolog.org.
- ^ "Glottolog 4.0 - Zemeic". glottolog.org.