Na dialect

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Na
Bangni
RegionAssam
Native speakers
(1,500 estimate for year 2000 cited 1997)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nbt
Glottolognaaa1245
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Na is classified as Critically Endangered language by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.[2]

Na (Nah) is a dialect of Bangni, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India.[3] Na is spoken in nine villages of Taksing Circle, Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh (Pertin 1994:1). There are four clans, namely Chedar, Hafi, Tisi, and Hari.

References

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  1. ^ Na at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005) Closed access icon
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  3. ^ 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.