Zeme language
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| Zeme | |
|---|---|
| Zeliang | |
| Region | Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura |
| Ethnicity | Zeliangrong (Zeme Naga, Liangmai Naga, Rongmei Naga) |
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Native speakers
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130,000 (2001 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: nzm – Zeme nbu – Rongmai njn – Liangmai (Kwoireng) nkd – Kwoireng (Koireng) |
| Glottolog | zeme1240 (Zeme Naga)[2]rong1266 (Rongmei Naga)[3]koir1240 (Koireng)[4]lian1251 (Liangmai Naga)[5] |
Zeme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeastern India. It is part of a dialect continuum that includes Rongmei and Liangmei.
Locations
Zeme (dialects: Paren, Njauna) is spoken in (Ethnologue):
- Upper Barak valley, northern Cachar district, Assam
- Tamenglong district, Manipur
- Kohima district, Nagaland: Jhaluke, Paren, Medzephima blocks
Rongmei (dialects: Songbu) is spoken in 35 villages of Cachar district, Assam, as well as in northwestern Manipur and Nagaland (Ethnologue).
Liangmei is spoken in Jhaluke, Paren, and Medzephima blocks of Kohima district, Nagaland (Ethnologue).
Koireng is spoken in (Ethnologue):
- 5 villages in Saikul and Kangpokpi subdivisions, Senapati district, Manipur
- 3 villages south of Moirang in Bishnupur district, Manipur
- 2 villages near Palel in Chandel district, Manipur
- Nagaland
The "purest" Koireng is spoken in Satu and Utonglo (Ethnologue).
References
- ↑ Zeme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Rongmai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Liangmai (Kwoireng) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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