Rengma language

Not to be confused with Northern Rengma language.

Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.^[2]

Rengma
Southern Rengma
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland
Ethnicity	Rengma Naga
Native speakers	(21,000 cited 1997)[1] 65,300 total Rengma (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Angami–Pochuri Rengma
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nre
Glottolog	sout2732
ELP	Southern Rengma Naga

Names

Alternate names and dialect names of Rengma include Injang, Moiyui, Mon, Mozhumi, Nzong, Nzonyu, Rengma, Rengma Naga, Southern Rengma, Unza and Western Rengma (Ethnologue).

Dialects

Ethnologue reports the following dialects of Rengma.

• Keteneneyu
• Azonyu (Nzonyu, Southern Rengma)

Tseminyu is the principal dialect main center. Southern Rengma and Northern Rengma are reportedly inherently unintelligible.

Geographical distribution

Ethnologue reports the following locations for Rengma.

• Tseminyü District, west-central Nagaland
• 15 villages of Karbi Anglong District, Assam
• Manipur