NJH ISO 639-3
Naga, Lotha
Kyong Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- njh
- Alternate Names
- Chizima, Choimi, Hlota, Lhota, Lotha, Lutha, Miklai, Tsindir, Tsontsii
- Autonym
- Kyong
- Population
- 179,000 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Nagaland state: west central, Wokha district.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Naga
- Dialects
- Live, Tsontsu, Ndreng, Kyong, Kyo, Kyon, Kyou.
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng]. Also use Nagamese [nag]. Used as L2 by Sumi Naga [nsm].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: High. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1967–2000.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Naga, Lotha
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Nagaland state: west central, Wokha district.
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