Mao language (India)
| Mao | |
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| Sopvoma, Emela, Mao' La | |
Mao written in Meitei script | |
| Pronunciation | mau |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland, Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Mao Naga, Poumai Naga |
Native speakers | 240,205 (2011 census) |
Sino-Tibetian
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | India |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nbi – Maopmx – Poumai |
| Glottolog | naga1397 |
| ELP | Mao Naga |
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| Naga people |
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Mao, also known as Sopvoma, is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Angami–Pochuri linguistic sub-branch. It is spoken primarily in Senapati district, northwestern Manipur and in Nagaland, India. It is similar to Angami. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.