Somra language

Somra (after its literary dialect), also known as Burmese Tangkhul (Tangkhul Naga), is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. The two ethnic Tangkhul languages are related, but are not mutually intelligible, being only 30% lexically similar.[1] Somra is closer to Akyaung Ari.

Somra
Tangkhul
Native toBurma
EthnicityTangkhul Naga
Native speakers
4,000 (2004)[1]
Dialects
  • Somra
Language codes
ISO 639-3ntx
GlottologNone

Somra is spoken in Somra tract, Leshi Township and Homalin Township of Sagaing Division, Myanmar.

References
  1. Somra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)


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