Kheza language

Khezha
Khuzha
Pronunciation Khuz-ha
Native to India
Region Nagaland
Ethnicity Chakhesang
Native speakers
 41,625 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nkh
Glottolog khez1235[2]

Khezha Naga or Khuzha Naga, is another major language of Chakhesang community of Phek District in the eastern part of Nagaland, India. It is generally spoken by the Khezha people and is one of the three major languages of the Chakhesang Naga tribe. Khezha or Khuzhale is predominantly spoken in Pfutsero and Chizami region of Phek District. It is also spoken by few villages in the western part of Ukhrul District in Manipur State, India.

Further reading

  • Kapfo, Kedutso. 1993. A Descriptive Analysis of Khezha. University of Mysore. (Doctoral dissertation);
  • Kapfo, Kedutso. 2004. The Ethnology of the Khezhas &Khezha grammar. Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages. 410pp.

References

  1. ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Khezha Naga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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