| Northwestern Kuki-Chin | |
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| Southern Naga | |
| Ethnicity | Old Kukis and Nagas |
| Geographic distribution | Northeast India |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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The Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages, originally called Old Kuki languages, is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.[1][2]
Most speakers identify as part of tribes grouped as Old Kukis or ethnic Nagas. Andrew Hsiu (2019) gives the name Southern Naga for Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages.[3][4]
Scott DeLancey et al. (2015) and Graham Thurgood (2016) list the following languages as Northwestern Kuki-Chin.
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Sino-Tibetan branches
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| Western Himalayas (Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim) |
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| Eastern Himalayas (Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal) |
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| Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border |
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| East and Southeast Asia |
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| Dubious (possible isolates) (Arunachal) |
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| Kuki-Chin |
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| Meitei |
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| Karbic |
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