Na dialect explained

Na
Nativename:Bangni
Region:Assam
Speakers:1,500 estimate for year 2000
Date:1997
Ref:e15
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Tani
Fam3:Western Tani
Fam4:Subansiri
Fam5:Bangni
Iso3:nbt
Glotto:naaa1245
Glottorefname:Na
Map2:Lang Status 20-CR.svg

Na (Nah) is a dialect of Bangni, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.[1] Na is spoken in 9 villages of Taksing Circle, Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh (Pertin 1994:1). There are 4 clans, namely Chedar, Hafi, Tisi, and Hari.

Notes and References

  1. Post, Mark W. (2013). Defoliating the Tani Stammbaum: An exercise in areal linguistics. Paper presented at the 13th Himalayan Languages Symposium. Canberra, Australian National University, Aug 9.