List Of Naga Languages
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This list of Naga languages includes various
Sino-Tibetan languages Sino-Tibetan, also cited as Trans-Himalayan in a few sources, is a family of more than 400 languages, second only to Indo-European in number of native speakers. The vast majority of these are the 1.3 billion native speakers of Chinese languages. ...
spoken by the
Naga people Nagas are various ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur and Naga Self-Administered ...
s. Most of the native languages are group under
Naga languages The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages under the Kuki-Chin-Naga languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples. Northern Naga languages do not fall within the group, in spite of being spoken by Naga groups; instead, th ...
whereas
Northern Naga The Konyak languages, or alternatively the Konyakian or Northern Naga languages, is a branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by various Naga peoples in southeastern Arunachal Pradesh and northeastern Nagaland states of northeastern India. They a ...
languages fall under
Sal languages The Sal languages are a branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeast India, parts of Bangladesh, and Burma. Alternative names ''Ethnologue'' calls the group "Jingpho–Konyak–Bodo", while Scott DeLancey (2015) refers to it as "Bodo-Ko ...
. Both Sal languages and Kuki-Chin-Naga languages are classified as a
Central Tibeto-Burman languages Central Tibeto-Burman or Central Trans-Himalayan is a proposed branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family proposed by Scott DeLancey (2015) on the basis of shared morphological evidence. DeLancey (2018)DeLancey, Scott (2018). ''Internal and exte ...
.


Angami-Pochuri

*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 (Chakhesang) ** Mao (Sopvoma) **
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) *Pochuri languages are: ** Pochuri ** Ntenyi (Northern Rengma) ** Rengma *Sumi languages are: ** Sümi or Sema


Central Naga

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Ao language The Ao language is a Naga language spoken by the Ao Naga in Nagaland of northeast India. Ao language cluster '' Ethnologue'' lists the following varieties of Ao. * Mongsen Khari *Changki * Chongli (Chungli) *Dordar (Yacham) *Longla Chongli and ...
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Chungli Ao Chungli Ao is the prestige dialect of Ao and it is a Sino-Tibetan language of northeast India. It is the most widely spoken of the Ao languages which also comprise Mongsen Ao and Changki. It is taught up to the tenth grade in schools of the Mo ...
** Mongsen Ao **Changki **Dordar (Yacham) **Longla * Lotha (Lhota) * Sangtam ('Thukumi') **Kizare **Pirr (Northern Sangtam) **Phelongre **Thukumi (Central Sangtam) **Photsimi **Purr (Southern Sangtam) *Yimchingric ** Yimkhiungrü ('Yachumi') *** Tikhir *** Chirr ***Phanungru ***Langa **
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**Makuric *** Makury *** Long Phuri
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is a "Naga" languages spoken in and around
Leshi Township Leshi Township or Layshi Township ( my, လေရှီးမြို့နယ်) is a mountainous
, Myanmar that could possibly classify as
Tangkhulic languages The Tangkhulic and Tangkhul languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mostly in northeastern Manipur, India. Conventionally classified as "Naga," they are not clearly related to other Naga languages, and (with Maringic) are conservat ...
or
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 ...
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Northern Naga


Konyak–Chang

* Konyak * Chang * Wancho * Phom *Khiamniungic ** Khiamniungan ** Leinong ** Makyam **
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Tangsa–Nocte

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Tangsa The Tangsa or Tangshang in India and Myanmar (Burma) respectively, is a tribe native to Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, parts of Tinsukia District of Assam, in north-eastern India, and across the border in Sagaing Region, parts of K ...
(Tase) **Muklom **Pangwa Naga **Ponthai **Tikhak *
Nocte The Nocte are an ethnic Naga people, Naga tribe primarily living in Arunachal. They number about 111,679 (Census 2011), mainly found in the Patkai hills of Tirap District, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Ethnically related to the Kon ...
**Bote Naga **Hakhi Naga **Hakhun **Hame Naga **Hasik Naga **Hathim Naga **Khapa **Laju (Ollo Naga) **Lama Naga * Tutsa The Singpho language is sometimes included due to its proximity to Tangshang Naga.


Southern Naga

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Chiru The Tibetan antelope or chiru (''Pantholops hodgsonii'') (, pronounced ; ) is a medium-sized bovid native to the northeastern Tibetan plateau. Most of the population live within the Chinese border, while some scatter across India and Bhutan in ...
* Chothe * Kharam *
Koireng The Koireng people are one of the indigenous peoples inhabiting Manipur in North-East India. They have a shared common ancestry, history, cultural traits, folklore and dialects with their kindred people like Aimol people, Aimol, Ranglong and Kom ...
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Kom Kom or KOM may refer to: Ethnic groups * Kom people (Afghanistan), a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan * Kom people (Cameroon), an ethnic group of northwest Cameroon * Kom people (India) a subgroup of the Kuki in north-eastern India * ...
* Lamkang * Monsang *
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Sorbung Sorbung is a recently discovered Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Manipur, northeastern India. Although the speakers are ethnically Tangkhul, it appears to be a non-Tangkhulic Kuki-Chin language, as it shows strong links with what was called 'Sou ...
(Tangkhul) * Tarao


Tangkhul-Maring

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Tangkhulic languages The Tangkhulic and Tangkhul languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mostly in northeastern Manipur, India. Conventionally classified as "Naga," they are not clearly related to other Naga languages, and (with Maringic) are conservat ...
include: ** Tangkhul ** Somra ** Akyaung Ari ** Kachai ** Huishu **
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Maringic languages Maring and Uipo (Khoibu) are closely related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by the Maring Naga and Khoibu (Uipo) Naga of India. Linguistically, they are closest to the Tangkhulic languages. Maring is spoken in Laiching in the southeast of Chan ...
**Khoibu **Maring


Western Naga

* Zeme proper * Mzieme (Northern Zeme) * Liangmai * Rongmei * Inpui (Puiron) * Khoirao (Thangal) * Maram


See also

* Nagamese Creole


References

{{Sal languages Naga-related lists Naga people * *
Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...