Naga, Zeme

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
nzm
Alternate Names
Arung, Empeo, Empui, Jeme, Kacha, Kachcha, Kachcha Naga, Kutcha, Mezama, Sangrima, Sengima, Zeliang, Zeliangrong, Zemi
Autonym
Zeme
User Population

114,000 (2011 census).

Location

Assam state: North Cachar district, upper Barak valley; Manipur state: Tamenglong district; Nagaland state: Kohima district, Jhaluke, Medzephima, and Paren sub-districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Naga
Dialects

Paren, Njauna.

Language Use

Used strongly for oral communication but not much in written form. Home, village, church. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 59% in Manipur (2001 census). Radio. Bible: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naga, Zeme
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Christian, Hindu.