Naga, Angami
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Angamis, Gnamei, Monr, Ngami, Tendydie, Tsanglo, Tsoghami, Tsugumi
Population
132,000 (2001 census).
Location
Nagaland state: Kohima district; Maharashtra and Manipur states.
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Language Status
3 (Wider communication). Trade language used by about 30,000 Naga of other groups.
Classification
Dialects
Dzuna, Kehena, Khonoma, Chakroma (Western Angami), Mima, Nali, Mozome, Tengima (Kohima). Tengima (Kohima) dialect is standard. Naga Chokri and Naga Khezha are eastern Angami groups with their own dialects. 2 southern varieties (Viswemal, Jakhama) are not intelligible with dialects listed. Tenyidie is an umbrella term for all the dialects spoken by the Angami people.
Typology
SOV; numerals after head nouns; postpositions; tonal.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 86% (2001 census). Literacy rate in L2: 86% (2001 census). Most youth read Angami. Literacy among older people is lower. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Periodicals. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1970.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.