Naga, Angami
A language of India
| Population | 125,000 (2001). |
| Region | West Nagaland, Kohima District; Manipur; Maharashtra. |
| Alternate names | Angamis, Gnamei, Monr, Ngami, Tendydie, Tsanglo, Tsoghami, Tsugumi |
| Dialects | Dzuna, Kehena, Khonoma, Chakroma (Western Angami), Mima, Nali, Mozome, Tengima (Kohima). Tengima (Kohima) dialect is standard. Naga Chokri and Naga Khezha are eastern Angami groups with their own dialects. 2 southern varieties (Viswemal, Jakhama) are not intelligible with dialects listed. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Naga, Angami-Pochuri |
| Language use | Trade language for about 30,000 Naga of other groups. Also use English, Assamese [asm], Naga Pidgin [nag], or Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 86%. Literacy rate in L2: 86%. Most young people read Angami. Literacy among older people is lower. Magazines. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1970. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. SOV; numerals after head nouns; postpositions; tonal. Christian. |
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