Liangmai language

Sino-Tibetan language

Liangmai
Kwoireng
Lianglad
Native toIndia
RegionManipur, Nagaland
EthnicityLiangmai Naga
Native speakers
49,800 (2011)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Central Tibeto-Burman languages (?)
      • Kuki-Chin-Naga
        • Zemeic
          • Liangmai
Language codes
ISO 639-3njn
Glottologlian1251
ELPLiangmai Naga

Lianglad is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by Liangmai Naga community in India. It has been called Kwoireng and is particularly close to Zeme and Rongmei.

Lianglad is spoken in Peren district of Nagaland and Senapati district, Tamenglong district of Manipur.

References

  1. ^ Liangmai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links

  • Liangmai Language Resource collection of Liangmai language documentation in the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) archive


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