Anāl language
| Anāl | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India and Myanmar |
| Region | Southeast Manipur |
| Ethnicity | Anāl Naga |
Native speakers | (14,000 cited 2001 census) |
| Dialects |
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| Latin script, Meitei script (to lesser extent) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | anm |
qfs Langet | |
| Glottolog | anal1239 |
| ELP | Anal |
Anāl, also known as Namfau after the two principal villages it is spoken in, is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily, spoken by the Anal people in India and a dwindling number in Burma. It had 13,900 speakers in India according to the 2001 census, and 50 in Burma in 2010. The speakers of this language use the Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.
The Department of Language Planning and Implementation of the Government of Manipur offers a sum of ₹5,000 (equivalent to ₹8,500 or US$100 in 2023), to every individual who learns Anal language, under certain terms and conditions.
Anal is also written in the Latin script, with a literacy rate of about 74%.
Langet may be a dialect, though its position within Kukish is uncertain (Shafer 1955:106).