Naga, Khiamniungan

A language of India

Aoshedd, Kalyokengnyu, Khiamngan, Khiemnungan, Nokaw, Tukhemmi, Welam

Autonym

Khiamniungan

User Population

62,000 in India (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 72,000.

Location

Nagaland state: east central Tuensang district.

Language Maps

5* (Developing).

Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Boro-Garo, Northern Naga

Dialects

Noklak. Dialects in Myanmar and India somewhat intelligible but have very limited contact. Lexical similarity: 67% with Gongwang dialect of Ponyo-Gongwang Naga [npg], 72%–73% with Ponyo dialect of [npg], 62%–67% with Lainong Naga [lzn], 41% with Lao Naga. Is in Konyak subgroup, but is divergent. They consider Ponyo Naga [npg] a part of Khiamniungan, though lexical similarity is only around 70%.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Radio. Bible: 2005–2019.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Naga, Khiamniungan

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Main clans are Lam, Thai, Shiu, and Maya. Christian.