Naga, Wancho
A language of India
| Population | 48,000 (2007). |
| Region | Southeast Arunachal Pradesh, southwest Tirap District, 36 villages; Assam; Nagaland. |
| Alternate names | Wancho, Banpara Naga, Joboka, Jokoba |
| Dialects | Changnoi, Bor Muthun (Bor Mutonia), Horu Muthun, Kulung Muthun (Mithan). Significant variation between spoken language in upper and lower regions. Similar to Chang Naga [nbc] and Konyak Naga [nbe]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Konyak-Bodo-Garo, Konyak |
| Language use | Also use Hindi or Assamese [asm]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 25%. NT: 2002. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion. |
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