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'''Patsho Nyu''' is a language widely spoken in [[Noklak]] district of [[Nagaland]] occupied by [[Khiamniungan]] tribe in North Eastern States of India.<ref>[https://issuu.com/jessietiong/docs/how_the_cocks_started_crowing : How the cock started crowing:Jessie Tiong | isuu ]</ref><br />
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{{Infobox language<br />
| name = Patsho Nyu<br />
| pronunciation = {{IPA|[[kix]] (Khiamniungan Naga)|/Pɑtsʰɒ|ɲu/}}<br />
[[File:En-Patsho Nyu.ogg]]<br />
| states = [[Patsho]], [[Patsho Nokking]], [[Iekhau Village]], [[Patsho Town]], [[Yokau Village]], [[Tsüvau]], [[Lingnyu]], [[Kingnyu]], [[Lümuoking]], [[Thongtsu]], [[Sanglau]], [[New Sanglau]], [[Pang village]], [[Thounoknyu]], [[Wui both wui and Patsho|wui]], [[Chilliso]], [[Longsingking]] and other locations in the [[Patsho-speaking villages]]<br />
| speakers = [[First language|L1]]: {{nowrap|120,000 approx. in Myanmar and 61,647 (2011), Nagaland}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CENSUS OF ST |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/ST.html |website=CENSUS INDIA |publisher=MHA GOI}}</ref><br />
| speakers_label = Speakers<br />
| date = 2022<br />
| ethnicity = Khiamniungan Naga<br />
| ref = <br />
| script = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Latin script|Latin]] ([[English alphabet]])<br />
}}<br />
| iso1 = kix<br />
| iso2 = kix<br />
| iso3 = kix<br />
| notice = IPA<br />
| sign = [[Manually coded Patsho]]<br/>(multiple systems)<br />
| glotto = khia1236<br />
| glottorefname = Khiamniungan Naga<br />
| map = <br />
}}<br />
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==Typology==<br />
Patsho Nyu is related to sino-Tibetan<ref>[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kix/: Ethnologue.com language kix Khiamniungan Naga]</ref> compounded by two words and can be define accordingly where [[Patsho]] is a village in Nagaland and '''Nyu''' literally means language. Thus, forms the word Patsho Nyu.<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349859305_Linguistic_diversity_and_language_contact_in_Nagaland : Linguistic diversity and language contact in Nagaland]</ref> Almost all the Khiamniungans are well versed with this language except people from north eastern part of the region finds it difficult to conversed.<br />
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==Language development==<br />
Orthography which is in Latin script has been written and published for language development and preservation for cultural identity. Along with other pedagogical materials and dictionary for the oral language.<ref>[https://glocal.soas.ac.uk/cala2019-353/ : From oral tradition to written language: The Patsho Khiamniungan and Mongsen Ao dictionary projects]</ref><br />
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==Writing System==<br />
Patsho Nyu is written in Latin script with twenty eight(28) alphabets while some of them are combined to form one letter, for example '''t, s, h,''' are different and separate letter but also has '''tsh''' as one word like it is found in the word '''Patsho'''.<ref>[Patsho Range Students' Union (2023): Patsho Khiamniungan Orthography : Published by Patsho range students' Union in collaboration with dictionary team, Patsho Khiamniungan]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Naga languages]]</div>Dr. K. M. Saifullah