Moyon language

Moyon is a Sino-Tibetan language of Southern Naga linguistic sub branch. It is spoken by the Moyon peoples in Manipur, India and in Burma. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[3]

Moyon
Moyon Naga
"Moyon" written in Meitei script
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland, Manipur
Ethnicity	Moyon people
Native speakers	3,700 (2001)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Southern Naga[2] Moyon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nmo
Glottolog	moyo1238

A Quadrilingual Moyon-Manipuri-English-Nagamese book titled "A Guide Book to Moyon Language", was published by the Moyon Literature Society in 2023.^[4]

Classification

Scott DeLancey (2015)^[5] classifies Moyon as a "Southern Tibeto-Burman" language.

Geographical distribution

Moyon is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).

• Chandel district, Manipur: 14 villages including Moyon Khullen, Khongjom, Mitong, Komlathabi, Penaching, and Heigru Tampak
• Nagaland (near the Myanmar border)