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Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma
Lainong Naga, or Htang Ngan, 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.[1] Lainong Naga is 69%–75% lexically similar with Ponyo-Gongwang Naga, 62%–67% with Khiamniungan Naga, and 37%–41% with Lao variety of Konyak Naga.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
Sources
- Wayesha, Ahsi James. 2010. A phonological description of Leinong Naga. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
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Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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