Naga, Thangal
A language of India
| Population | 23,600 (2001). Ethnic population: 23,600. |
| Region | North Manipur, Senapati District, East and West Sadar Hills subdivisions, Mapao Thangal, Thangal Surung, Makeng Thangal, Tumnoupokpi, Yaikangpou, Tikhulen, Ningthoubam, Mayangkhang, and Gailongde. Most are east of Barak Valley. |
| Alternate names | Khoirao, Khoirao Naga, Koirao, Kolya, Mayangkhang, Miyang-Khang, Ngari, Thangal, Thanggal, Tukaimi |
| Dialects | Similar to Maram Naga [nma]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Naga, Zeme |
| Language use | All ages. Also use Meitei [mni]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 90% Meitei, English. Dictionary. NT: 2004. |
| Writing system | Bengali script. Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Postpositions; genitives, relatives before noun head; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun head; question word initial; case marked by postpositional clitics; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV, VC, V syllables; nontonal. Agriculturalists. Christian. |
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