Leinong language
Leinong Naga, or Htang Ngan, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Leinong Naga is spoken in about 25 villages of Lahe Township and northwestern Hkamti Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone (formerly administered as part of Hkamti District), Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Ethnologue). Dialects are Yao Dyang (Northern Leinong, Zau Dyang) and Southern Leinong (Ethnologue).
| Leinong | |
|---|---|
| Htang Ngan | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Leinong Naga |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2008)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lzn |
| Glottolog | lein1237[2] |
References
- Leinong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Leinong Naga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Wayesha, Ahsi James. 2010. A phonological description of Leinong Naga. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
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