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| | #REDIRECT [[Kuzhami language]] |
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| {{Infobox language
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| | name = Khezha
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| | nativename = ''Khuzha''
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| | pronunciation = Khuz-ha
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| | states = [[India]]
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| | region = [[Nagaland]]
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| | ethnicity = [[Chakhesang]]
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| | speakers = 41,625 | |
| | date = 2011 census
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| | ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html|title=Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2018-07-07}}</ref>
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| | familycolor = Sino-Tibetan
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| | fam2 = [[Angami–Pochuri languages|Angami–Pochuri]]
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| | iso3 = nkh
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| | glotto = khez1235
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| | glottorefname = Khezha Naga
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| '''Khezha''' '''Naga''' or '''Khuzha''' '''Naga''', is a major language of [[Chakhesang]] community of [[Phek]] District in the eastern part of [[Nagaland]], India. It is generally spoken by the Khezha people and is one of the three major languages of the Chakhesang Naga tribe. Khezha or Khuzhale is predominantly spoken in Pfutsero and Chizami region of Phek District. It is also spoken by few villages in the northern part of [[Ukhrul]] District in [[Manipur]] State, [[India]].
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| ==Further reading==
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| *Kapfo, Kedutso. 1993. A Descriptive Analysis of Khezha. University of Mysore. (Doctoral dissertation);
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| *Kapfo, Kedutso. 2004. The Ethnology of the Khezhas and Khezha grammar. Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages.
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPD4DfbIkg#t=18 Audio sample of Khezha]
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| ==References==
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| {{Sino-Tibetan languages}}
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| {{Kuki-Chin–Naga languages}}
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| {{Languages of Northeast India}}
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| [[Category:Languages of Nagaland]]
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| [[Category:Angami–Pochuri languages]]
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| [[Category:Endangered languages of India]]
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