Naga, Tangkhul | Ethnologue

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: ntx
Alternate Names: Somara, Somra
Autonym: Tangkhul Naga
Population: 4,000 (2004 SIL).
Location:: Sagaing region: Homalin township; Layshi township, Somra tract.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Tangkhulic
Dialects: Somra. Very little dialect variation within Tangkhul (Somra) Naga. Somra village is the prestige dialect. Lexical similarity: 93%–94% with Tangkhul (Somra) Naga, 31% with Tangkhul Naga [nmf] in India, 51%–52% with Akyaung Ari Naga [nqy], 29%–32% with Kokak Naga [nxk].
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya]. Used as L2 by Akyaung Ari Naga [nqy], Kokak Naga [nxk].
Language Development: Bible: 1989.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Naga, Tangkhul
Writing: Latin script [Latn], based on the Somra village dialect.
Other Comments: Included in official ethnic group list as Tangkhul. The Kokak Naga [nxk] and Akyaung Ari Naga [nqy] in Myanmar are included tribally within Tangkhul, but their languages are quite distinct. The Tangkhul (Somra) Naga [ntx] language in Myanmar is very different from Tangkhul (Ukhrul) Naga [nmf] in India. Christian, Buddhist, traditional religion.

Location: Sagaing region: Homalin township; Layshi township, Somra tract.