Alternate Names: Assiringia, Chingmengu, Phom, Phon, Tamlu, Tamlu Naga
Dialects: Yongyasha. Reportedly similar to Konyak Naga ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 123,000 (2001 census).
Language Use: Also use Naga Pidgin [nag].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 35% adults. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Bible: 2005.
Typology: Tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.