Naga languages
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The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of Tibeto-Burman, spoken mostly by Naga peoples.[1]
EthnicityNaga people
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
- Tibeto-Burman
- Central Tibeto-Burman (?)
- Naga languages
- Central Tibeto-Burman (?)
| 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
Angami–Ao
Angami–Pochuri
Central Naga (Ao)
- 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
Tangkhul-Maring
- Tangkhul-Maring languages[6]
- Tangkhulic
- Maringic
- Khoibu
- Maring
Western Naga (Zemeic)
Koki
Koki is a "Naga" language spoken in and around Leshi Township, Myanmar that could possibly be classified as a Tangkhulic language or Ao language.