Naga, Tutsa

A language of India

ISO 639: tvt
Alternate Names: Totcha, Tutsa
Population: 25,000 (2001). 12,500 monolinguals.
Location:: Arunachal Pradesh state: south Changlang and east Tirap districts; Assam state: Tinsukia district.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Boro-Garo, Northern Naga
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Nocte Naga [njb] and Tase Naga [nst].
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives and articles before noun heads; adjectives and numerals after noun heads; maximum affixes 2; affixes indicate case of noun phrase; ergativity; CV, CVC, VC; may be tonal but it does not carry much functional load.
Language Use: Home, village. Used by all. Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Very few with higher education. NT: 2018.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Naga, Tutsa
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Consider themselves separate from Nocte [njb] and Tase Naga [nst]. Traditional religion.

Location: Arunachal Pradesh state: south Changlang and east Tirap districts; Assam state: Tinsukia district.