Konyak languages
| Konyak | |
|---|---|
| Northern Naga | |
| Geographic distribution: |
India |
| Linguistic classification: | Sino-Tibetan
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| Subdivisions: |
Konyak–Chang
Tangsa–Nocte
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The Konyak languages, or Northern Naga, are a small family of half a dozen Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by the Naga people in eastern India. They are not particularly closely related to other Naga languages. The best known Konyak languages are Konyak and Nocte.
Konyak language is one of the most neglected language of the T-B stock.No thorough research has been done till today apart from few books written by the British.The language variation even within the tribe has the disadvantage for researchers-Every konyak village (2km apart) speaks a variant language and they have to communicate with one another using a common language.Language diversity is very high in this region unlike the bigger Tibetan and Burman speakers.
[edit] Languages
Khiamniungan is divergent.
[edit] References
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.
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