Mzieme is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India. It has been called Northern Zeme due to its lack of official recognition, but is not particularly close to Zeme.
Mzieme | |
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Northern Zeme | |
Native to | India |
Region | Nagaland |
Ethnicity | Zeme Naga |
Native speakers | (29,000 cited 1997)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nme |
Glottolog | mzie1235 |
ELP | Mzieme Naga |
Mzieme is spoken to the northeast of Zeme in Peren district, southeastern Nagaland, as well as in Senapati district, Manipur.
References
edit- ^ Mzieme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)