Somra (after its literary dialect), also known as Burmese Tangkhul (Tangkhul Naga), is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar. The two ethnic Tangkhul languages are related, but are not mutually intelligible, being only 30% lexically similar.[1] Somra is closer to Akyaung Ari.
| Somra | |
|---|---|
| Tangkhul | |
| Native to | Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Tangkhul Naga |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2004)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ntx |
| Glottolog | None |
Somra is spoken in Somra tract, Leshi Township and Homalin Township of Sagaing Division, Myanmar.
References
edit- ^ a b Somra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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