Rengma language
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| Rengma | |
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| Southern Rengma | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Rengma Naga |
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Native speakers
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unknown (21,000 cited 1997)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nre |
| Glottolog | sout2732[2] |
Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.
Names
Alternate names and dialect names of Rengma include Injang, Moiyui, Mon, Mozhumi, Nzong, Nzonyu, Rengma, Rengma Naga, Southern Rengma, Unza, 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
- ↑ Rengma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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