Angami language

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Angami language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Angami Naga people in Nagaland, India, known for its rich oral traditions and complex tonal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sino-Tibetan language
language
altName Angami Naga language
Gnamei NERFINISHED
Ngami
Tengima NERFINISHED
Tenyidie NERFINISHED
Tsoghami NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Chokri language NERFINISHED
Mao language NERFINISHED
Pochuri language NERFINISHED
country India
ethnicGroup Angami Naga NERFINISHED
family Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED
feature agglutinative morphology
complex tonal system
rich oral tradition
verb-final word order
glottocode anga1313
hasBibleTranslation true
hasConsonantInventory moderate
hasDialects Chakhro dialect
Khonoma dialect NERFINISHED
Kohima dialect
Southern Angami dialects
hasLiteraryTradition modern written literature and hymnals
hasPhonemicTone true
hasStandardVariety Kohima Angami NERFINISHED
hasVowelInventory small
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Tenyidie orthography NERFINISHED
ISO639-3 njm
isTonal true
languageOf Angami Nagas NERFINISHED
languageStatus minority language in India
regional language
primarySpeakers Angami Naga people NERFINISHED
region Kohima district NERFINISHED
Northeast India
spokenIn India
Nagaland NERFINISHED
subfamily Tibeto-Burman NERFINISHED
subgroup Angami–Pochuri NERFINISHED
usedAs lingua franca among Angami villages
usedFor church activities
education in Angami areas
local administration in Angami regions
writingSystemBase Roman alphabet

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