The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages under the
Kuki-Chin-Naga languages, spoken mostly by
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.
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, while
Southern Naga languages form a branch within
Kuki-Chin languages
The Kuki-Chin languages (also called Kuki-Chin-Mizo, Kukish or South-Central Tibeto-Burman languages) are a branch of 50 or so Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeastern India, western Myanmar and southeastern Bangladesh. Most speakers of the ...
subfamily.
Classification
Angami-Ao
Angami-Pochuri
The Angami-Pochuri languages:
*Angami:
**
Angami
**
Chokri (Chakri, Chakhesang)
**
Kheza (Chakhesang)
**
Mao
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(Sopvoma)
**
Poula (Poumai)
*Pochuri:
**
Pochuri
**
Ntenyi (Northern Rengma)
**
Rengma
Rengma is a Naga tribe found in Nagaland and Assam states of India. According to the 2011 Census of India, the population of Rengmas in Nagaland stands at 62,951 and the population of Rengmas in Assam is around 22,000. Tseminyü District is the ...
**
Sümi (Sema)
Central Naga (Ao)
The Central Naga languages:
*
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 M ...
**
Chungli Ao
**
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
**
Para
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**Makuric
***
Makury
***
Long Phuri
Koki is a "Naga" language 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 conserva ...
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 con ...
.
Tangkhul-Maring
The Tangkhul-Maring languages:
*
Tangkhulic
**
Tangkhul
**
Somra
**
Akyaung Ari
**
Kachai
**
Huishu
**
Tusom
*
Maringic
**Khoibu
**Maring
Western Naga (Zemeic)
The Western Naga (Zemeic) languages:
*
Zeme proper
*
Mzieme (Northern Zeme)
*
Liangmai
*
Rongmei Rongmei may refer to:
* Rongmei people, an ethnic group of north-eastern India
* Rongmei language, the Sino-Tibetan language they speak
See also
*Kabui Naga language (disambiguation)
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*
Inpui (Puiron)
*
Khoirao (Thangal)
*
Maram Maram may refer to:
* Maram people, tribals of northeast India
** Maram language, a Naga language of India
* Maram language (Austroasiatic), also of India
* Maram (horse) (2006–2012), an American female Thoroughbred racehorse
* Maram (drum), a pe ...
See also
*
Northern Naga languages
*
Zakhring language
*
Nagamese Creole
References
{{Kuki-Chin–Naga languages
Naga people
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