LINGUISTIC RESOURCES FOR
AO NAGA
Two of the Ao languages are called "Ao".
Chungli Ao is spoken in Molungyimchen
and Molungyimsen
and other villages throughout Ao territory by roughly
60% of the Ao-speaking population. These are poorly
documented; Yacham and Tengsa
may be separate languages. Mongsen Ao is spoken primarily in the western part of Ao territory. The Changki dialect
is spoken in the Changkikong
and Japukong
mountains and is reportedly close to the Mongsen
variety. The speech of each Ao village has its own
distinctive characteristics. Many villages contain both Chungli
and Mongsen speakers.
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