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Nocte language

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Native to
  
India

Native speakers
  
33,000 (2001 census)

Glottolog
  
noct1238

Ethnicity
  
Nocte

ISO 639-3
  
njb

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Brahmaputran Konyak Tangsa–Nocte Nocte

Nocte is a Naga language of northeastern India. Dialects are Khapa, Laju, and Ponthai (Lamlak), and alternate names include Borduria, Jaipuria, Mohongia, Namsangia, Nocte, Nokte, and Paniduria (Ethnologue).

Geographical distribution

According to Ethnologue, Nocte is spoken in the following locations.

  • Khonsa, Namsang, and Laju circles of Tirap district, southeastern Arunachal Pradesh
  • Changlang district, southeastern Arunachal Pradesh
  • Jaipur, Lakhimpur district, Assam
  • Namsang, Mon district, northern Nagaland

    • References

    Nocte language Wikipedia
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