Ethnologue

Naga, Mao

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Emela, Imemai, Maikel, Mao, Memi, Sopfomo, Sopvoma, Sopwama, Southern Angami

Population

81,000 (1997).

Location

Manipur state: Senapati district; Nagaland state.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Paomata. Paomata dialect and Poumei Naga [pmx] may be the same (Breton 1997).

Language Use

Also use Meitei [mni].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: High. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2001.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Mao is a Scheduled Tribe. Christian.