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Somra language

Somra, also known as Burmese Tangkhul, 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. Somra is closer to Akyaung Ari.

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Somra
Tangkhul
Native toMyanmar
EthnicityTangkhul Naga
Native speakers
4,000 (2004)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ntx
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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 is spoken in Somra tract, Leshi Township and Homalin Township of Sagaing Division, Myanmar.

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References

  1. Somra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)