Rengma language
Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.
| Rengma | |
|---|---|
| Southern Rengma | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Rengma Naga |
Native speakers | 65,328 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nre |
| Glottolog | sout2732[2] |
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
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References
- "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.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Southern Rengma Naga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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