The Angami–Pochuri languages are a small family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southern Nagaland and Northern Manipur of northeast India. Conventionally classified as “Naga”, they are not clearly related to other Naga languages, and are conservatively classified as an independent branch of Sino-Tibetan, pending further research.
Coupe (2012) considers the Ao languages to be most closely related to Angami–Pochuri as part of a wider Angami–Ao group.
Languages
The Angami languages are:
- Angami
- Chokri (Chakri, Chakhesang)
- Kheza
- Sopvoma (Mao)
- Poula (Poumai)
The Pochuri languages are:
- Pochuri–Meluri
- Ntenyi (Northern Rengma)
- Rengma
- Sumi (Sema)
Rengma–Simi might form a third branch according to Burling (2003).