*** Welcome to piglix ***

Sema language

Sema
Sümi (Naga)
Pronunciation [sɨ˩ mi˧]
Native to India
Region Nagaland
Ethnicity Sumi Naga
Native speakers
104,000 (2001 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog sumi1235

Sema, also Sumi or Simi, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India. It is spoken by the Sumi Naga people.

Sumi is spoken in central and southern Nagaland, in Zunheboto district, Kohima district, Mokokchung district, and Tuensang district, as well as in 7 villages of Tinsukia district, Assam (Ethnologue).

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Sema.

The transcriptions in this section use the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The vowels of Sema are as follows:

Notes:

The consonants of Sema are as follows (allophones that are represented in the orthographic system are given in parentheses):



...
Wikipedia

...