Mzieme language

Sino-Tibetan language of India

Mzieme
Northern Zeme
Native toIndia
RegionNagaland
EthnicityZeme Naga
Native speakers
(29,000 cited 1997)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Central Tibeto-Burman languages (?)
      • Kuki-Chin-Naga
        • Zemeic
          • Mzieme
Language codes
ISO 639-3nme
Glottologmzie1235
ELPMzieme Naga

Mzieme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. It has been called Northern Zeme due to its lack of official recognition, but is not particularly close to Zeme.

Mzieme is spoken to the northeast of Zeme in Peren district, southeastern Nagaland, as well as in Senapati district, Manipur.

References

  1. ^ Mzieme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Sino-Tibetan branches
Western Himalayas
(Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
Greater Magaric
Map of Sino-Tibetan languages
Eastern Himalayas
(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border
"Naga"
Sal
East and Southeast Asia
Burmo-Qiangic
Dubious (possible isolates)
(Arunachal)
Greater Siangic
Proposed groupingsProto-languages
Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Kuki-Chin
Southern Naga
(Northwestern)
Northern
Central
Maraic
Khomic
Southern
Naga
Ao (Central Naga)
Angami–Pochuri
Tangkhulic
Zemeic (Western Naga)
Meitei
Karbic
  • v
  • t
  • e
Arunachal
Pradesh
Sal
Tani
Other
Assam
Indo-Aryan
Sino-Tibetan
Kuki-Chin
Sal
Tani
Zeme
Other
Kra-Dai
Manipur
Kuki-Chin
Northern
Other
Zeme
Other
Meghalaya
Kuki-Chin
Khasic
Other
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sino-
Tibetan
Angami-
Pochuri
Ao
Sal
Zeme
Other
Other
Sikkim
Tripura
Indo-Aryan
Sino-Tibetan


Stub icon

This Sino-Tibetan languages-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e