Kuki-Chin-Naga

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Kuki-Chin-Naga is a subgroup of the Tibeto-Burman language family encompassing several related languages spoken by various ethnic communities in Northeast India and surrounding regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibeto-Burman subgroup
language subgroup
characteristic associated with multiple ethnic communities
includes several closely related languages
classificationStatus recognized subgroup within Tibeto-Burman comparative linguistics
geographicDistribution border areas of India and Myanmar
parts of Bangladesh
hasSubgroup Kuki-Chin languages
Naga languages
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman
linguisticFeature Tibeto-Burman grammatical structure
Tibeto-Burman phonological traits
macroFamily Sino-Tibetan
partOf Tibeto-Burman language family
region Northeast India and surrounding regions
spokenBy Chin peoples
linked to: Chin people

Kuki peoples
linked to: Kuki people

Naga peoples
spokenIn Bangladesh
India
Myanmar
Northeast India
subgroupOf Sino-Tibetan languages
Tibeto-Burman languages
usedByCommunity ethnic communities of Northeast India

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karbi people languageBranch Kuki-Chin-Naga
Thadou language family Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Paite language languageFamilyBranch Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Tedim language languageGroup Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Hakha Chin language languageGroup Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Simte language languageFamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Ralte language languageFamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Mara language languageSubfamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Pangkhua language languageFamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Lusei language subfamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Amri Karbi languageBranch Kuki-Chin–Naga (proposed, Tibeto-Burman)
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Gangte subfamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Simte languageFamily Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga
Thadou subfamilyOf Kuki-Chin
linked to: Kuki-Chin-Naga