Naga, Southern Rengma

NRE

developing

Alternate Names: Injang, Moiyui, Mon, Mozhumi, Nzong, Nzonyu, Rengma, Rengma Naga, Southern Rengma, Unza, Western Rengma

Dialects: Azonyu (Nzonyu, Southern Rengma), Keteneneyu. Tseminyu principal dialect main center. Southern Rengma and Northern Rengma , are reportedly inherently unintelligible.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Sal
Kuki-Chin-Naga
Angami-Pochuri

Demographics: 21,000 (1997).

Language Use: Also use English [eng], Naga Pidgin [nag].

Language Development: Literacy in Rengma is higher among older people. Young people are learning English. Bible: 2000.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.