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Khiamniungan Naga

Khiamniungan Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it threatened.

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Khiamniungan, also known as Khiamniungan Naga, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Khiamniungan people in Noklak district of Nagaland, easternmost part of India. The location to be bordering Myanmar in the East, Tuensang to the West, Mon to the North, and Kiphire in the South. There are numerous local tongues varied from village to village or to geographical ranges, such as Patsho, Thang, Peshu, Nokhu and Wolam.

In general, it is divided into two dialect groups, Northern Khiamniungan Naga and Southern Khiamniungan Naga.

From Wikipedia · Khiamniungan language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Khiamniungan Naga

MeaningWordRomanization
mothernyù
fatherpòu
childtshōu
friendhāimēi
eyenyūvêi
nosengā
toothhóu
handphōh
bloodshìe
kneeshīekāuhkhèu
fireìe
nightāshēuh
dogjī
cattǖnyí
fishngòuh
birdvēutshòu
pigyòh
snakepāu
onetsāk
twolǖmīh
threesǖmīeh
fourpǖlīe
fivemǖngōu
tentshìe
hundredtsūm
whatātéi
seeēp
sleepsàih
eggvēulūi
hellohǖhêi

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