NG GROUP.

GENERAL INTRODUCTION.

　The languages composing this group are spoken by tribes inhabiting the districts of Lakhimpur, Sibsagar, the Nga Hills, Cachar, and Nowgong, the State of Manipur, and the wild country to the east of the frontier of British India. I have divided them into five sub-groups as follows:-

Western Sub-group.	35,410
Angmi, spoken by...	26,400
Sem " "...	5,500
Rengm　" "...	1,620
Kezhm " "...	---------	68,930
Central Sub-group.
o, spoken by...	15,500
Lht " "...	22,000
Tengsa " "...	?
Thukumi, " "...	?
Yachumi " "...	?
	At least	38,000
Eastern Sub-group.
Angwnku or Tableng, spoken by...	5,000
Chingmgnu or Tamlu spoken by...	5,000
Banpar " "...	?1,600
Mutoni " "...	?1,600
Mohongi " "...	?1,600
Namsangi " "...	?1,870
Chng or Mojung " "...	?
Assiringi " "...	?
Moshang " "...	?
Shngg " "...	?
	At least	10,000
Naga-Bodo Sub-group.
Mikir, spoken by...	89,516
Kachch Ng " "...	10,280
Kabui " "...	11,073
Khoiro " "...	15,000
	---------	125,869
Ng-Kuki Sub-group.
Sopvom or Mo Ng, spoken by...	10,000
Marm " "...	2,500
Miyngkhng " "...	5,000
Kwoireng or Liyng " "...	5,500
Luhp or Lupp " "...	25,800
Maring " "...	1,500
.	At least	50,000
GRAND TOTAL	At least 　　292,799

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