Rongmei language
Rongmei is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by Rongmei Naga community in Northeast India.[3] It has been called Songbu and is close to Zeme and Liangmai.
| Rongmei | |
|---|---|
| Songbu | |
| Ruanglat | |
| Region | Assam, Manipur and Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Rongmei Naga |
Native speakers | 122,931 [1] (2011) |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nbu |
| Glottolog | rong1266[2] |
Geography
Rongmei is mostly spoken in the three states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.[4]
It is the most spoken language in Tamenglong district and Noney district; and the second most spoken language in Imphal West district and Bishnupur district of Manipur.[5]
References
- "Census of language in India 2011". MHA, Govt of India.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Rongmei Naga". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- "Naga, Rongmei". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Distribution of 99 non schedule languages" (PDF). Census India. MHA, Govt of India. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Census of language in India 2011". MHA, Govt of India.
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