Leinong language
Leinong Naga, or Htang Ngan, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Leinong Naga is spoken in about 25 villages of Lahe Township and northwestern Hkamti Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone (formerly administered as part of Hkamti District), Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Ethnologue). Dialects are Yao Dyang (Northern Leinong, Zau Dyang) and Southern Leinong (Ethnologue).
| Leinong | |
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| Htang Ngan | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Leinong Naga |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2010)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lzn |
| Glottolog | lein1237 |
The Leinong Naga dialects share 89%–100% lexical similarity.[2] Leinong Naga is 69%–75% lexically similar with Ponyo-Gongwang Naga, 62%–67% with Khiamniungan Naga, and 37%–41% with Lao variety of Konyak Naga.[2]
References
- Leinong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
Sources
- Wayesha, Ahsi James. 2010. A phonological description of Leinong Naga. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
Sino-Tibetan branches | |||||
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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