Northern Kuki-Chin languages


Northern Kuki-Chin is a branch of Kuki-Chin languages. It is called Northeastern Kuki-Chin by Peterson to distinguish it from the Northwestern Kuki-Chin languages. VanBik also calls the branch Northern Chin or Zo.
Except for Thado speakers, most Northern Kuki-Chin speakers self-identify as part of a wider Zomi ethnic group.

Lingua francas

is the local lingua franca of northern Chin State, Myanmar, while Thado is the local lingua franca of much of southern Manipur State, India.

Languages

VanBik includes the following languages as Northern Kuki-Chin languages. The positions of Ngawn and Ralte are not addressed by VanBik, but they are classified as Northern Kuki-Chin in Glottolog.
VanBik divides the Northern Kuki-Chin branch into two major language clusters, namely the Thado cluster and Sizang cluster.
VanBik lists the following sound changes from Proto-Kuki-Chin to Proto-Northern Chin.