Northwestern Kuki-Chin | |
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Old Kuki | |
Geographic distribution | Northeast India |
Ethnicity | Old Kukis and Nagas |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | oldk1252 |
The Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages, originally called Old Kuki languages, is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages. [1] [2]
Most speakers identify as part of tribes traditionally grouped as Old Kukis, but some identify as Nagas. Andrew Hsiu (2019) also uses the label "Southern Naga" for Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages. [3] [ better source needed ]
Scott DeLancey et al. (2015) and Graham Thurgood (2016) list the following languages as Northwestern Kuki-Chin.