Naga, Konyak
A language of India
| Population | 244,000 (2001). |
| Region | Assam, Sibsagar District, Nagagaon, Bortol villages near Simulguri Township; northeast Nagaland, Mon, Tuensang districts. |
| Alternate names | Kanyak, Konyak |
| Dialects | Angphang, Hopao, Changnyu, Chen, Chingkao, Chinglang, Choha, Gelekidoria, Jakphang, Longching, Longkhai, Longmein, Longwa, Mon, Mulung, Ngangching, Sang, Shanlang, Shunyuo, Shengha, Sima, Sowa, Shamnyuyanga, Tableng (Mohung, Kongon, Angwangku, Wakching) Tabu, Tamkhungnyuo, Tang, Tobunyuo, Tolamleinyua, Totok. Tableng is standard dialect spoken in Wanching and Wakching. Similar to Phom Naga [nph]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Konyak-Bodo-Garo, Konyak |
| Language use | Also use Naga Pidgin [nag], English, or Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible: 1992. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Hunter-gatherers; agriculturalists. Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
NAGARAJA, K. S., author. 1997. "Kinship terms in Konyak Naga."
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