Alternate Names: Borduria, Jaipuria, Mohongia, Namsangia, Nocte, Nokte, Paniduria
Dialects: Khapa, Laju, Ponthai (Lamlak). Reportedly similar to Tase Naga ,. Ponthai may be an ethnic group, not a dialect. 50% intelligible with Wancho Naga ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 33,000 (2001 census). 19,800 monolinguals (2001 census).
Language Use: Home, village, religion. All ages. Also use Assamese [asm], English [eng], Hindi [hin].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 47% (2001 census). Radio programs.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; affixes indicate case of noun phrase; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV, CVVC, V; tonal, at least 3 tones.
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Tutsa, Wancho, Laju, Lamlak considered ethnic subgroups of Nocte although Tutsa consider themselves not related to Nocte. Christian, Hindu, traditional religion.