| Akyaung Ari | |
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| Native to | Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Tangkhul Naga |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2004)[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | nqy |
| Glottolog | None |
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Akyaung Ari, orNgachan, is aTangkhulic language spoken in Myanmar. It is most closely related toSomra.[1] It is spoken in Heinkut, Jagram, and Ngachan villages ofLeshi Township,Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Ngachan shares 52%lexical similarity withTanghkul Naga of Somra, 23% with Tangkhul Naga of Ukhrul in India, and 23% withKoki Naga.[2]
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| WesternHimalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand,Nepal,Sikkim) |
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| EasternHimalayas (Tibet,Bhutan,Arunachal) | |||||
| Myanmar and Indo- Burmese border |
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| East andSoutheast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates,Arunachal) |
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