Zeme (Language)

Zeme is a Tibetan-Burman language spoken mostly in North East India. It is in the dialect continuum with Rongmei and Liangmei, which are basically unintelligible to people that speak Zeme.

Some of the dialects in that area are: Zeme (also known as Empeo Naga, Kaha Naga, and Kochu Naga), Mzieme, Khoirao, Maram, Puiron, Nruanghmei (also known as Rongmai and Kabui), and Liangmai (which is also known as Kwoireng).

There are about 130,000 people that speak this language according to the 2001 census. It is spoken in the Indian states of Manipur, Nagaland, and Tripura, which are located near Burma.

See also: Zeme Rosary Prayers