Konyak Naga
Konyak Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Konyak is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Konyak people in the state of Nagaland, north-eastern India. It is written using the Latin script.
The language has 237,568 speakers in Nagaland (2011 census); most of these (230,522) are in Mon district, with smaller populations in Dimapur (2,869), Kohima (1,873), Mokokchung (943), and Longleng (898)[1]. There are also an estimated 2,000 speakers in neighbouring Myanmar, specifically in Hkamti District and in Lahe township.
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Words in Konyak Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | min* | |
| eye | mek* | |
| ear | na* | |
| nose | nateN* | |
| tooth | pha* | |
| tongue | yi* | |
| hand | yak* | |
| blood | i* | |
| bone | wan* | |
| skin | So* | |
| knee | yatu* | |
| breast | t3m* | |
| water | yiaN* | |
| fire | a* | |
| sun | waNhi* | |
| star | Saha* | |
| stone | yoN* | |
| mountain | waktaN* | |
| tree | pi* | |
| leaf | ph3myak* | |
| night | waN5ak* | |
| dog | kui* | |
| fish | 5a* | |
| one | Za* | |
| two | i* | |
| I | tao* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | tuman* | |
| drink | yiN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Phom NagaSino-Tibetan38% alike
- Wancho NagaSino-Tibetan32% alike
- Nocte NagaSino-Tibetan23% alike
- Tutsa NagaSino-Tibetan23% alike
- KochSino-Tibetan23% alike
- Kok BorokSino-Tibetan21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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