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The '''Zemeic''', '''Zeliangrong''' or '''Western Naga'''<ref name="Mortensen2003">Mortensen, David R. (2003). “[http://www.davidmortensen.org/papers/comparative_tangkhul.pdf Comparative Tangkhul] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613085134/http://www.davidmortensen.org/papers/comparative_tangkhul.pdf |date=2018-06-13 }}.” Unpublished Qualifying Paper, UC Berkeley.</ref> are a languages branch of [[Sino-Tibetan languages]] spoken mostly in Indian state of [[Nagaland]], [[Assam]] and [[Manipur]] in [[northeast India]]. It may have close relationship with other [[Naga languages]] pending further research. The corresponding ethnic group is the [[Zeliangrong]] people. There were 63,529 Zemeic-speaking people in Nagaland state of India in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> | |||
''Ethnologue'' gives the name ''Western Naga'' for the Zemeic languages. | |||
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*[[Zeme language|Zeme]] | *[[Zeme language|Zeme]] | ||
*[[Liangmai language| | *[[Liangmai language|Lianglad]] | ||
*[[Rongmei language | *[[Rongmei language|Ruanglat]] | ||
*[[Mzieme language|Mzieme]] (Northern Zeme) | *[[Mzieme language|Mzieme]] (Northern Zeme) | ||
*[[Inpui language|Puiron]] | *[[Inpui language|Puiron]] | ||
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| Zemeic | |
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| Zeliangrong Western Naga | |
| Geographic distribution | India |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan |
| Glottolog | zeme1241 |
The Zemeic, Zeliangrong or Western Naga[1] are a languages branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mostly in Indian state of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur in northeast India. It may have close relationship with other Naga languages pending further research. The corresponding ethnic group is the Zeliangrong people. There were 63,529 Zemeic-speaking people in Nagaland state of India in 2011.[2]
Ethnologue gives the name Western Naga for the Zemeic languages.
Languages[edit | edit source]
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The Zemeic languages are:
The Zeme and Rongmei language clusters are close enough to sometimes be considered dialects of a single Zeliang language.
Van Driem (2011) lists the varieties, from south to north, as:
- Mzieme, Khoirao, Maram, Puiron, Zeme (also known as Empeo Naga, Kacha Naga, Kochu Naga), Nruanghmei (also known as Rongmei, Kabui), Liangmai (also known as Kwoireng)
(Inpui and Puimei, which are sometimes listed, are not distinct.)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mortensen, David R. (2003). “Comparative Tangkhul Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine.” Unpublished Qualifying Paper, UC Berkeley.
- ↑ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- George van Driem (2001) Languages of the Himalayas: An Ethnolinguistic Handbook of the Greater Himalayan Region. Brill.
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