People's Linguistic Survey of India : Volume 21, Part 2: The Languages of Nagaland

Contents:  Foreword.  Introduction. 1. Introduction.  2. The Tenyidie Group of Languages:  3. Ao.  4. Chang.  5. Khiamniungan. 6. Konyak. 7. Kyon Yi/Lotha. 8. Phom. 9. Sangtam/Sangtam-Yu. 10. Sümi.  11. Yimchungrü. Index.

The People’s Linguistics Survey of India tries to give an idea of the extant and dying languages of India. It is the outcome of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities.

This volume attempts to bring to the reader the wealth of languages of Nagaland and contextualise them within contemporary linguistics. The languages surveyed have been divided into two parts—(a) Tenyidie Group and (b) Other Naga Groups. The content of the survey is based entirely on structural bases, mainly, phonology, morphology and syntax. In an attempt to document these varieties of languages, this volume aspires to preserve the languages spoken in the state of Nagaland in this globalised world. (jacket)