Sopvoma language

Sopvoma language
Mao
Sopvoma
Spoken in India
Region Nagaland
Ethnicity Mao Naga, Poumai Naga
Native speakers 132,000  (1997)
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Dialects
Paomata
Language codes
ISO 639-3 either:
nbi – Mao
pmx – Poumei (Paomata?)

Mao, or Sopvoma, is a Naga language of India. It is similar to Angami. According to Ethnologue (2009), the Paomata dialect may be the same as Poumei (Poumai) Naga, which has received a separate ISO code.



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