Naga, Khiamniungan

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kix
Alternate Names
Aoshedd, Kalyokengnyu, Khiamngan, Khiamniungan, Nokaw, Tukhemmi, Welam
Population

37,800 in India (2001 census). Main clans are Lam, Thai, Shiu, and Maya. Population total all countries: 47,800.

Location

Nagaland, east central Tuensang district. Also in Myanmar.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Bodo-Garo-Northern Naga, Northern Naga
Dialects

Noklak. Dialects in Myanmar and India somewhat intelligible but have very limited contact. Lexical similarity: 67% with Gongwang dialect of Ponyo-Gongwang Naga [npg], 72%–73% with Ponyo dialect of [npg], 62%–67% with Leinong Naga [lzn], 41% with Lao Naga. Is in Konyak subgroup, but is divergent. They consider Ponyo Naga [npg] a part of Khiamniungan, though lexical similarity is only around 70%.

Typology

SOV

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Taught in primary schools since 1959. Radio programs. Bible: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naga, Khiamniungan
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.

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