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Languages of Nagaland




All major Naga tribes have their own languages. The languages are divided into three groups named Western, Central and Eastern sub group. The Western sub group includes Angami, Sema, Renjna and Chakhesang languages. The Central sub group includes Ao language, Lotha and Phom languages. Chang and Konyak languages are included in Eastern sub group. Certain tribal groups also use Naga-Assamese or Nagamese language, a mixture of Assamese and Naga languages, which does not follow any strict rules of grammar and is easy to pick up.


Updated on 17th August, 2005

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