Naga, Tutsa

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
tvt
Alternate Names
Totcha, Tutsa
User Population

25,000 (2001). 12,500 monolinguals.

Location

Arunachal Pradesh state: south Changlang and east Tirap districts; Assam state: Tinsukia district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

None known. Reportedly similar to Nocte Naga [njb] and Tase Naga [nst].

Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives and articles before noun heads; adjectives and numerals after noun heads; maximum affixes 2; affixes indicate case of noun phrase; ergativity; CV, CVC, VC; may be tonal but it does not carry much functional load.

Language Use

Home, village. Used by all. Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Very few with higher education. NT: 2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naga, Tutsa
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Consider themselves separate from Nocte [njb] and Tase Naga [nst]. Traditional religion.