Akyaung Ari language

Tangkhulic language of Myanmar
Akyaung Ari
Native toMyanmar
EthnicityTangkhul Naga
Native speakers
1,000 (2004)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nqy
GlottologNone

Akyaung Ari, or Ngachan, is a Tangkhulic language spoken in Myanmar. It is most closely related to Somra.[1] It is spoken in Heinkut, Jagram, and Ngachan villages of Leshi Township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Ngachan shares 52% lexical similarity with Tanghkul Naga of Somra, 23% with Tangkhul Naga of Ukhrul in India, and 23% with Koki Naga.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Akyaung Ari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
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