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Naga, Lotha

A language of India

ISO 639-3njh

Population  148,000 (2001 census).
Region  Nagaland, west central, Wokha District.
Alternate names   Chizima, Choimi, Hlota, Kyong, Lhota, Lotha, Lutha, Miklai, Tsindir, Tsontsii
Dialects  Live, Tsontsu, Ndreng, Kyong, Kyo, Kyon, Kyou.
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Naga, Ao
Language use  Also use Naga Pidgin [nag].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: High. Literacy rate is high. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible: 1967–2000.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.