Koki language
Sino-Tibetan language of Burma
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Koki (Konke, Kokak), or Koki Naga, is an unclassified Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Speakers are included under the wider Naga ethnicity. It has been documented in Shintani (2018).[2]
NativetoBurma
Native speakers
2,000 (2004)[1]| Koki | |
|---|---|
| Koki Naga | |
| Native to | Burma |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2004)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nxk |
| Glottolog | koka1245 |
Classification
Koki is currently unclassified within Tibeto-Burman. Ethnologue (21st edition) notes that Koki shares 19%–32% lexical similarity with Tangkhul Naga in Myanmar, 23% with Akyaung Ari Naga, and 22%–24% with Jejara Naga.[3]
Distribution
It is spoken in 10 villages of southern Leshi Township, Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.[3]
