Tangsa language

Tangsa
Tangsa
𖪰𖩵𖪂𖪫𖩸
	The word 'Gehay' (Dog) in Tangsa script
Native to	Burma, India
Ethnicity	Tangsa people
Native speakers	110,000 (2010-2012)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Brahmaputran Konyak Tangsa–Nocte Tangsa; ; ; ;
Dialects	Muklom; Pangwa Naga; Ponthai; Tikhak;
Writing system	Latin alphabet, Tangsa alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; nst – Tangsa (multiple varieties); nqq – Kyan-Karyaw; nlq – Lao Naga
Glottolog	tang1379 Tangsa

Tangsa, also known as Tase and Tase Naga, is a Sino-Tibetan language or language cluster spoken by the Tangsa people of Burma and north-eastern India. Some varieties, such as Shangge (Shanke), are likely distinct languages. There are about 60,000 speakers in Burma and 40,000 speakers in India. The dialects of Tangsa have disparate levels of lexical similarity, ranging from 35%–97%.

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