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Naga, Poumei

A language of India

ISO 639-3pmx

Population  51,000 (1997).
Region  Manipur.
Alternate names   Paumei, Pomai, Pome, Poumei
Dialects  Similar to Mao Naga [nbi]. Not the same as Puimei Naga [npu] (Breton 1997:217). Paomata dialect of Mao Naga [mbi] and Poumei Naga may be the same (Breton 1997).
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Naga, Angami-Pochuri
Language development  NT: 1992.
Writing system  Latin script.