Zemeic languages

Zemeic
Zeliangrong
Western Naga
Geographic
distribution
India
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Language codes
Glottologzeme1241

The Zemeic, Zeme, Zeliangrong or Western Naga[1] are a languages branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mostly in Indian state of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur in northeast India. It may have close relationship with other Naga languages pending further research. The corresponding ethnic group is the Zeliangrong people. There were 63,529 Zeliang-speaking people in India in 2011.[2]

Ethnologue gives the name Western Naga for the Zeme languages.

  1. ^ Mortensen, David R. (2003). “Comparative Tangkhul.” Unpublished Qualifying Paper, UC Berkeley.
  2. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-11-27.