Naga, Tarao
A language of India
| Population | 870 (2000). |
| Region | Manipur, Chandel District, 3 villages near Palel (Heikakpokpi, Leishokching, Khuringmul Laiminei village); Ukhrul District, Sinakeithei village. |
| Alternate names | Tarao, Taraotrong, Tarau |
| Dialects | Most similar to Chothe Naga [nct], 70% intelligibility. Lexical similarity: less than 60% with any neighboring language; 43%–46% with Chothe Naga. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern |
| Language use | All ages. Positive attitude. Also use some Meitei [mni] or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 75% Meitei, English. Literacy program in progress. Older people can read Meitei in Bengali script. Young people prefer Latin script. Most villages have primary and junior schools; attendance is irregular. |
| Comments | Not recognized as a separate Scheduled Tribe by the government because of its small size. Postpositions; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads; maximum affixes 2; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, and indirect objects; noun affix marks case; verb affixes mark number; no passive; causatives and comparatives; CVC. Swidden agriculturalists; some work as sharecroppers for the Moyon, Monsang, and Maring. Christian. |
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