Naga, Zeme
A language of India
| Population | 72,800 (2001). |
| Region | Assam, North Cachar District, large upper Barak Valley; Manipur, Tamenglong District; Nagaland, Kohima District, Jhaluke, Paren, Medzephima blocks. |
| Alternate names | Arung, Empui, Jeme, Kacha, Kachcha, Kutcha, Mezama, Sangrima, Sengima, Zemi |
| Dialects | Paren, Njauna. Intelligible with Liangmei [njn]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Naga, Zeme |
| Language use | Used strongly for oral communication but not much in written form. Home, village, church. Positive attitude. Also use a dialect of Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 59% in Manipur. Radio programs. NT: 1978–1992. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Called ‘Zeliang’ together with Liangmai or Zeliangrong, including Rongmei. A Scheduled Tribe. Christian, Haraka Hindu. |
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