Lainong Naga
Lainong Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar.
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Lainong Naga, or Htangan, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Lainong Naga is spoken in about 32 villages of Lahe Township and northwestern Hkamti Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone (formerly administered as part of Hkamti District), Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Ethnologue). Dialects are Zëūdiāng.
The Lainong Naga dialects share 89%–100% lexical similarity. Lainong Naga is 69%–75% lexically similar to Ponyo-Gongwang Naga, 62%–67% with Khiamniungan Naga, and 37%–41% with Lao variety of Konyak Naga.
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Words in Lainong Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mi* | |
| name | 5ian* | |
| eye | 5iu* | |
| ear | n3uthok* | |
| nose | 5enkoN* | |
| tooth | h3u* | |
| tongue | li* | |
| hand | Zi* | |
| blood | zai* | |
| bone | okio* | |
| skin | 3an* | |
| knee | huakio* | |
| breast | 5io* | |
| liver | 3Sian* | |
| water | tom* | |
| fire | van* | |
| star | agin* | |
| stone | luaN* | |
| mountain | kui5* | |
| tree | gai* | |
| leaf | 3Zi* | |
| night | a5i* | |
| dog | Zi* | |
| fish | N3uS3u* | |
| louse | hiu* | |
| one | zak* | |
| two | ni* | |
| I | Nwa* | |
| you | min* | |
| we | sam* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Wancho NagaSino-Tibetan18% alike
- Bualkhaw ChinSino-Tibetan16% alike
- Chang NagaSino-Tibetan16% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan14% alike
- Spiti BhotiSino-Tibetan13% alike
- Thado ChinSino-Tibetan13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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