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.
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Words in Khiamniungan Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | nyù | |
| father | pòu | |
| child | tshōu | |
| friend | hāimēi | |
| eye | nyūvêi | |
| nose | ngā | |
| tooth | hóu | |
| hand | phōh | |
| blood | shìe | |
| knee | shīekāuhkhèu | |
| fire | ìe | |
| night | āshēuh | |
| dog | jī | |
| cat | tǖnyí | |
| fish | ngòuh | |
| bird | vēutshòu | |
| pig | yòh | |
| snake | pāu | |
| one | tsāk | |
| two | lǖmīh | |
| three | sǖmīeh | |
| four | pǖlīe | |
| five | mǖngōu | |
| ten | tshìe | |
| hundred | tsūm | |
| what | ātéi | |
| see | ēp | |
| sleep | sàih | |
| egg | vēulūi | |
| hello | hǖhêi |
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