NZM ISO 639-3
Naga, Zeme
Zeme Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- nzm
- Alternate Names
- Arung, Empeo, Empui, Jeme, Kacha, Kachcha, Kachcha Naga, Kutcha, Mezama, Sangrima, Sengima, Zeliang, Zeliangrong, Zemi
- Autonym
- Zeme
- Population
- 114,000 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Assam state: North Cachar district, upper Barak valley; Manipur state: Tamenglong district; Nagaland state: Kohima district, Jhaluke, Medzephima, and Paren sub-districts.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Naga
- Dialects
- Paren, Njauna.
- Language Use
- Used strongly for oral communication but not much in written form. Home, village, church. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 59% in Manipur (2001 census). Radio. Bible: 2013.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Naga, Zeme
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- A Scheduled Tribe. Christian, Hindu.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Assam state: North Cachar district, upper Barak valley; Manipur state: Tamenglong district; Nagaland state: Kohima district, Jhaluke, Medzephima, and Paren sub-districts.
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