The Angami–Pochuri languages are a small family of

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spoken in southern

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and Northern Manipur of northeast

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. Conventionally classified as "Naga", they are not clearly related to other

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, and are conservatively classified as an independent branch of Sino-Tibetan, pending further research. Coupe (2012) considers the

Ao languages The Ao or Central Naga languages are a small family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by various Naga peoples of Nagaland in northeast India. Conventionally classified as "Naga", they are not clearly related to other Naga languages, and are conse ...

to be most closely related to Angami–Pochuri as part of a wider ''Angami–Ao'' group.

Languages

The Angami languages are: * Angami *

Chokri :''Chokri leads here. For Arabic-based name Chokri, see Shukri'' Chokri, (also known as Chakrü, Chakhesang and Eastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by the Chakhesang Naga of Phek district, Nagaland state, India. There are also som ...

(Chakri, Chakhesang) * Kheza * Sopvoma (Mao) *

Poula Poula is an Angami-Pochuri language that is predominantly spoken by the Poumai Naga people in Senapati district in Manipur and Phek district in Nagaland, India. The language of Chingjaroi is also closely related to Poula. Overview A descr ...

(Poumai) The Pochuri languages are: * Pochuri–Meluri * Ntenyi (Northern Rengma) * Rengma * Sumi (Sema) Rengma–Simi might form a third branch according to Burling (2003).

References

* George van Driem (2001) ''Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region.'' Brill. Languages of India {{st-lang-stub