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Moyon is a Sino-Tibetan language of Southern Naga linguistic sub branch. It is spoken by the Moyon Nagas in Manipur, India and in Burma.

Moyon
Moyon Naga
"Moyon" written in Meitei script
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland, Manipur
Ethnicity	Moyon Naga
Native speakers	3,700 (2001)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Southern Naga[2] Moyon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nmo
Glottolog	moyo1238

Classification

Scott DeLancey (2015)[3] classifies Moyon as a "Northwest Kuki-Chin" language.

Geographical distribution

Moyon is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).

• Chandel district, Manipur: 14 villages including Moyon Khullen, Khongjom, Mitong, Komlathabi, Penaching, and Heigru Tampak
• Nagaland (near the Myanmar border)

References

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