Chang Naga
Chang Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Chang (Changyanguh), or Mochungrr, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeastern India. It is spoken in 36 villages of Tuensang District in east-central Nagaland (Ethnologue). Ethnologue reports that the Tuensang village dialect is the central speech variety that is intelligible to all Chang speakers.
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Words in Chang Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ami* | |
| name | 5en* | |
| eye | nyek* | |
| ear | nou* | |
| nose | kuN* | |
| tooth | hau* | |
| tongue | liSaN* | |
| hand | yik* | |
| blood | si* | |
| bone | luo* | |
| skin | khon* | |
| knee | yokuk* | |
| breast | s3n* | |
| liver | sanaN* | |
| water | tei | |
| fire | wan* | |
| sun | cha5u* | |
| star | kancholichu* | |
| stone | laN* | |
| mountain | SoN* | |
| tree | pu* | |
| leaf | lie* | |
| night | naNnak* | |
| dog | kei* | |
| fish | Nau* | |
| louse | hat* | |
| one | chie* | |
| two | 5i* | |
| I | No* | |
| you | no* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Wancho NagaSino-Tibetan23% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan21% alike
- TaginSino-Tibetan20% alike
- Mising-Padam-Miri-MinyongSino-Tibetan20% alike
- Senthang ChinSino-Tibetan19% alike
- Nocte NagaSino-Tibetan19% alike
Grammar
- Sangtam NagaSino-Tibetan92% alike
- BugunSino-Tibetan88% alike
- Southern GhaleSino-Tibetan88% alike
- TodaDravidian88% alike
- Lotha NagaSino-Tibetan87% alike
- DuhumbiSino-Tibetan86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · chan1313 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nbc