Rengma language
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| Rengma | |
|---|---|
| Southern Rengma | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Rengma Naga |
Native speakers | (21,000 cited 1997)[1] 65,300 total Rengma (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nre |
| Glottolog | sout2732 |
Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.[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.
- Tseminyü District, west-central Nagaland
- 15 villages of Karbi Anglong District, Assam
- Manipur
References
- ↑ Rengma at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
- ↑ "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.
