Leinong language
| Lainong | |
|---|---|
| Htangan | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Lainong Naga |
Native speakers | 22,617 (Sainyiu, Anui) (2022) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lzn |
| Glottolog | lein1237 |
Lainong Naga, or Htang Ngan, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Lainong Naga is spoken in about 32 villages of Lahe Township and northwestern Hkamti Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone (formerly administered as part of Hkamti District), Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Ethnologue). Dialects are Zëūdiāng.
The Lainong Naga dialects share 89%–100% lexical similarity. Lainong Naga is 69%–75% lexically similar with Ponyo-Gongwang Naga, 62%–67% with Khiamniungan Naga, and 37%–41% with Lao variety of Konyak Naga.