Na dialect

Na (Nah) is a dialect of Bangni, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.[3]

Na
Bangni
RegionAssam
Native speakers
1,500 estimate for year 2000 (1997)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nbt
Glottolognaaa1245
ELPNa[2]

Na is spoken in 9 villages of Taksing Circle, Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh (Pertin 1994:1). There are 4 clans, namely Chedar, Hafi, Tisi, and Hari.

References

  1. Na at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Na.
  3. Post, Mark W. (2013). Defoliating the Tani Stammbaum: An exercise in areal linguistics. Paper presented at the 13th Himalayan Languages Symposium. Canberra, Australian National University, Aug 9.
  • Pertin, Kabuk. 1994. Nah language guide. Itanagar: Directorate of Research, Government of Arunachal Pradesh.


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