Konyak languages

The Konyak - Naga languages ​​- even Konyak languages ​​or Northern Naga languages ​​- form a sub- unit of the Bodo - Konyak - Jingpho languages ​​belonging to the Tibeto-Burman languages ​​, a primary branch of the Sino Tibetan. The seven Konyak - Naga languages ​​are spoken by about 300,000 people in Northeast India in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. The largest single language is the Konyak with 105,000 speakers. The Konyak - Naga divided into Konyak and Tangsa - Nocte.

Bodo -Koch within the Sino Tibetan

  • Sino-Tibetan Tibetobirmanisch Bodo - Konyak - Jingpho Bodo - Koch ( Barisch )
  • Konyak - Naga ( Naga North )
  • Jingpho - Sak ( Kachin Luisch )

Internal classification and numbers of speakers

  • Konyak - Naga or Naga North Konyak Konyak (105 thousand) main dialect: Tableng
  • Wancho ( Banpara ) (45 thousand)
  • Phom ( Tamlu, Chingmengnu ) (35 thousand)
  • Khiamngan (25 thousand)
  • Chang ( Mojung ) (30 thousand)
  • Thong ( Tase ) (15 thousand)
  • Nocte ( Namsangia ) (35 thousand)

Classification and numbers of speakers according to the specified web link.

Bernard Comrie
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