Kuki-Chin–Naga languages

The established branches are: • Kuki-Chin • Northwestern / Southern Naga • Northern • Central • Maraic • Khomic • Southern • Naga • Ao, in north-central Nagaland • Angami–Pochuri, in southern Nagaland • Tangkhul-Maring, in eastern Manipur • Zemeic, in northwestern Manipur • Meitei, the official language of Manipur • Karbi, in Karbi Anglong, Central Assam The Konyak languages of Nagaland, also spoken by ethnic Naga, are not grouped within Kuki-Chin–Naga, but rather within Brahmaputran (Sal). Ethnologue adds Koki, Long Phuri, Makuri, and Para, all unclassified, and all distant from other Naga languages they have been compared to. Koki is perhaps closest to (or one of) the Tangkhulic languages, and the other three may belong together. ==Classification==

Scott DeLancey (2015) considers Kuki-Chin–Naga to be part of a wider Central Tibeto-Burman group. The following is a preliminary internal classification of the Kuki-Chin–Naga languages by Hsiu (2021). • Northern Kuki-Chin-Naga linguistic area (linkage) • Greater Central Naga • Makury • Long Phuri • Para (Jejara) • Central Naga • Lotha • Sangtam • Yimchungrü • Ao • Angami-Pochuri • Angamic-Sumic • Angamic • Angami, Chokri • Khezha • Mao • Poumai • Sumic • Sumi • Rengma • Pochuric • Meluri • Ntenyi • Southern Kuki-Chin-Naga branch • Greater Zeme ("Western Naga") • Zeme, Mzieme • Lianglad • Nruanghlat • Maram • Khoirao • Puiron • Greater Tangkhulic • Akyaung Ari • Tangkhulic • Maring, Khoibu (Uipo) • Kokak • Suansu (?) • Southern Naga • Kuki-Chin • Northern • Central • Maraic • Southern • Khomic == References ==