| Akyaung Ari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Tangkhul Naga |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2004) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
nqy |
| Glottolog | None |
Akyaung Ari, or Ngachan, is a Tangkhulic language spoken in Myanmar. It is most closely related to Somra. [1] It is spoken in Heinkut, Jagram, and Ngachan villages of Leshi Township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Ngachan shares 52% lexical similarity with Tanghkul Naga of Somra, 23% with Tangkhul Naga of Ukhrul in India, and 23% with Koki Naga. [2]
References
- ^ a b Akyaung Ari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
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