Naga, Phom
A language of India
| Population | 115,000 (2001 census). |
| Region | Northeast Nagaland, Tuensang District, Longleng Subdivision, 36 villages. |
| Alternate names | Phom, Phon, Tamlu Naga, Chingmengu, Tamlu, Assiringia |
| Dialects | Yongyasha. Similar to Konyak Naga [nbe]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Konyak-Bodo-Garo, Konyak |
| Language use | Also use Naga Pidgin [nag]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 35% adults. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2005. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Tonal. Agriculturalists; hunter-gatherers. Christian. |
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