Naga languages

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Field	Value
name	Naga languages
fam2	Tibeto-Burman
fam3	Central Tibeto-Burman (?)
acceptance	geographic / cultural
ethnicity	Naga people
region	India, Myanmar
familycolor	Sino-Tibetan
child1	Angami–Pochuri
child2	Central Naga (Ao)
child3	Tangkhul-Maring
child4	Western Naga (Zemeic)
glotto	naga1409
glottorefname	Naga
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|name=Naga languages |fam2 = Tibeto-Burman |fam3 = Central Tibeto-Burman (?) |acceptance=geographic / cultural |ethnicity=Naga people |region=India, Myanmar |familycolor=Sino-Tibetan |child1=Angami–Pochuri |child2=Central Naga (Ao) |child3=Tangkhul-Maring |child4=Western Naga (Zemeic) |glotto=naga1409 |glottorefname=Naga The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of Tibeto-Burman, spoken mostly by Naga peoples.

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, while Southern Naga languages form a branch within Kuki-Chin languages subfamily.

Classification

Angami–Ao

Angami–Pochuri

Main article: Angami-Pochuri languages

• Angami-Pochuri languages
  • Angami
    • Angami
    • Chokri (Chokri Chakhesang)
    • Kuzhami (Kuzhami Chakhesang)
    • Mao (Sopvoma)
    • Poula (Poumai)
  • Pochuri
    • Pochuri
    • Ntenyi (Northern Rengma)
    • Rengma
    • Sümi (Sema)

Central Naga (Ao)

Main article: Ao languages

• Central Naga languages
  • 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')
      • Tikhir
      • Chirr
      • Phanungru
      • Langa
    • Para
    • Makuric
      • Makury
      • Long Phuri

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

Tangkhul-Maring

Main article: Tangkhul-Maring languages

• Tangkhul-Maring languages
  • Tangkhulic
    • Tangkhul
    • Somra
    • Akyaung Ari
    • Kachai
    • Huishu
    • Tusom
  • Maringic
    • Khoibu
    • Maring

Western Naga (Zemeic)

Main article: Zemeic languages

• Western Naga (Zemeic) languages
  • Zeme proper
  • Mzieme (Northern Zeme)
  • Liangmai
  • Rongmei
  • Inpui (Puiron)
  • Khoirao (Thangal)
  • Maram

References

References

1. "Naga Languages".
2. "Northern Naga Languages".
3. *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
4. "Glottolog 4.0 - Angami-Pochuri".
5. "Glottolog 4.0 - Central Naga".
6. "Glottolog 4.0 - Tangkhul-Maring".
7. "Glottolog 4.0 - Zemeic".

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