Rengma language

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Rengma
Southern Rengma
Native toIndia
RegionNagaland
EthnicityRengma Naga
Native speakers
65,328 (2011 census)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nre
Glottologsout2732
ELPSouthern Rengma Naga

Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.

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Names[]

Alternate names and dialect names of Rengma include Injang, Moiyui, Mon, Mozhumi, Nzong, Nzonyu, Rengma, Rengma Naga, Southern Rengma, Unza and Western Rengma (Ethnologue).

Dialects[]

Ethnologue reports the following dialects of Rengma.

  • Keteneneyu
  • Azonyu (Nzonyu, Southern Rengma)

Tseminyu is the principal dialect main center. Southern Rengma and Northern Rengma are reportedly inherently unintelligible.

Geographical distribution[]

Ethnologue reports the following locations for Rengma.

  • Tseminyu subdivision, Kohima district, west-central Nagaland
  • 15 villages of Karbi Anglong district, Assam
  • Manipur

References[]

  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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