Rengma language
Angami–Pochuri language of Nagaland, India
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Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.[2]
NativetoIndia
RegionNagaland
EthnicityRengma Naga
Native speakers
(21,000 cited 1997)[1]65,300 total Rengma (2011 census)
| Rengma | |
|---|---|
| Southern Rengma | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Rengma Naga |
Native speakers | (21,000 cited 1997)[1] 65,300 total Rengma (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nre |
| Glottolog | sout2732 |
| ELP | Southern Rengma Naga |
Names
Alternate names and dialect names of Rengma include Injang, Moiyui, Mon, Mozhumi, Nzong, Nzonyu, Rengma, Rengma Naga, Southern Rengma, Unza and Western Rengma (Ethnologue).
Dialects
Ethnologue reports the following dialects of Rengma.
- Keteneneyu
- Azonyu (Nzonyu, Southern Rengma)
Tseminyu is the principal dialect main center. Southern Rengma and Northern Rengma are reportedly inherently unintelligible.
Geographical distribution
Ethnologue reports the following locations for Rengma.
- Tseminyü District, west-central Nagaland
- 15 villages of Karbi Anglong District, Assam
- Manipur
