Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages
Branch of Kuki-Chin-Naga languages
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The Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages, originally called Old Kuki languages, is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.[1][2]
Geographic
distributionNortheast India
distributionNortheast India
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
- Tibeto-Burman
- Central Tibeto-Burman (?)
- Kuki-Chin–Naga
- Kuki-Chin
- Northwestern Kuki-Chin
- Kuki-Chin
- Kuki-Chin–Naga
- Central Tibeto-Burman (?)
| Northwestern Kuki-Chin | |
|---|---|
| Old Kuki | |
| Geographic distribution | Northeast India |
| Ethnicity | Old Kukis and Nagas |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | oldk1252 |
Most speakers identify as part of tribes traditionally grouped as Old Kukis, but some identify as Nagas. Andrew Hsiu (2019) also uses the label "Southern Naga" for Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages.[3][better source needed]