Nocte language
| Nocte | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Ethnicity | Nocte |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2001 census)[1] |
|
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
njb |
| Glottolog |
noct1238[2] |
Nocte is a Naga language of northeastern India. Dialects are Khapa, Laju, and Ponthai (Lamlak), and alternate names include Borduria, Jaipuria, Mohongia, Namsangia, Nocte, Nokte, and Paniduria (Ethnologue).
Geographical distribution
According to Ethnologue, Nocte is spoken in the following locations.
- Khonsa, Namsang, and Laju circles of Tirap district, southeastern Arunachal Pradesh
- Changlang district, southeastern Arunachal Pradesh
- Jaipur, Lakhimpur district, Assam
- Namsang, Mon district, northern Nagaland
References
- ↑ Nocte at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Nocte Naga". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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