Also Known As:
Liangmai, Kwoireng, Kacha, Liyang, Lyengmai, Liangmei, Lyangmay, Naga, Liangmai
Dialects & Varieties
Perspectives on the Status of Liangmai: An Endangered Tibeto-Burman Language
Perspectives on the Status of Liangmai: An Endangered Tibeto-Burman Language
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<50,000
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
~50,000
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Nagaland state, 100 villages
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Very positive, but not seen as useful for official domains as English, Hindi.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Hindi, English, Meiteilon
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Education, Government
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Message informatif
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"The overwhelming majority (74%) wants theirchildren to be multilingual, speaking Liangmai, English, Hindi and Meiteilon"