Mzieme Naga
Mzieme Naga is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mzieme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. It has been called Northern Zeme due to its lack of official recognition, but is not particularly close to Zeme.
Mzieme is spoken to the northeast of Zeme in Peren district, southeastern Nagaland, as well as in Senapati district, Manipur.
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Words in Mzieme Naga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | na* | |
| name | zi* | |
| eye | miak* | |
| ear | kin* | |
| tooth | gei* | |
| hand | ba* | |
| blood | zai* | |
| bone | ra* | |
| knee | keukei* | |
| water | dui* | |
| fire | mi* | |
| sun | gaimiak* | |
| star | hegi* | |
| stone | ncu* | |
| mountain | haNdeutu* | |
| tree | ciN* | |
| leaf | penei* | |
| night | tiNmui* | |
| dog | teu* | |
| fish | ka* | |
| one | ket* | |
| two | kena* | |
| I | i* | |
| you | naN* | |
| we | anui* | |
| drink | sak* | |
| see | Nau* | |
| hear | siu* | |
| die | cai* | |
| come | gwaN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Zeme NagaSino-Tibetan62% alike
- Liangmai NagaSino-Tibetan36% alike
- Thangal NagaSino-Tibetan29% alike
- Inpui NagaSino-Tibetan29% alike
- Maram NagaSino-Tibetan29% alike
- Rongmei NagaSino-Tibetan24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · mzie1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · nme