Also Known As:
Khiamngan, Aoshedd, Khiemnungan, Khiamniungan, Kalyokengnyu, Nokaw, Welam, Naga, Khiamniungan
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
47,800
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
taught in primary schools
Location and Context
Countries
India
Location Description
Nagaland, east central part of Tuensang District.
Government Support
yes
Institutional Support
yes
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Translation of the Bible in Khiamniungan Naga by the Bible Society of India with the English on the
A map of the Khiamniugan Naga people in districts of Eastern India and Myanmar.
Khiamniungan Naga tribe performs folk song at the Hornbill Festival organized by the government of N