Rengma, or Southern Rengma, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in

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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 Tseminyü District is the 13th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on December 18, 2021. The district headquarter is located in the town of Tseminyü. It is the homeland of the Rengma Nagas, with a population of 63,269 (2011 ...

, west-central

*15 villages of Karbi Anglong District,

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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

References

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