Naga, Tutsa
A language of India
| Population | 25,000 (2001). 50% monolingual. |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh, south Changlang and east Tirap districts. |
| Alternate names | Totcha, Tutsa |
| Dialects | Similar to Nocte [njb], Tase [nst] Naga. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Konyak-Bodo-Garo, Konyak |
| Language use | Home, village. All ages. Consider themselves separate from Nocte and Tase Naga. Also use Assamese [asm], Hindi, or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 5%. |
| Comments | Very few with higher education. SOV; postpositions; genitives and articles before noun heads; adjectives and numerals after noun heads; maximum affixes 2; affixes indicate case of noun phrase; ergativity; CV, CVC, VC; may be tonal but it does not carry much functional load. Agriculturalists: millet, maize, tapioca, yams, rice. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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