Rongmei language
| 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) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: nzm – Zeme nbu – Rongmai njn – Liangmai (Kwoireng) nkd – Kwoireng (Koireng) |
| Glottolog |
zeme1240 (Zeme Naga)rong1266 (Rongmei Naga)koir1240 (Koireng)lian1251 (Liangmai Naga)
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Zeme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeastern India. It is part of a dialect continuum that includes Rongmei and Liangmei.
Zeme (dialects: Paren, Njauna) is spoken in (Ethnologue):
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 Jalukie, Peren, and Medzephima blocks of Kohima district, Nagaland (Ethnologue).
Koireng is spoken in (Ethnologue):
Singh (2011:52) reports 11 Koireng villages in Saikul and Kangpokpi sub-divisions of Sadar Hills
The "purest" Koireng is spoken in Satu and Utonglo (Ethnologue).
There are Koireng 8 clans (phung), namely Shong, Yei, Tieltu, Thamthu, Virei, Khonglung, Mreiem, and Mikan.
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