Back Lotaeg BR Lothannaga Finnish Lotha French Yaren Lotha HA लोथा भाषा HI लोथा भाषा MR ਲੋਥਾ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ PA Lenga Naga, Lotha PMS Kinaga cha Lotha Swahili ภาษาโลทา Thai
| Lotha | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Wokha district, Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Lotha Naga |
Native speakers | 179,467 (2001 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | njh |
| Glottolog | loth1237 |
| ELP | Lotha Naga |
The Lotha language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by approximately 180,000 people in Wokha district of west-central Nagaland, India. It is centered in the small district of Wokha (capital Wokha). This district has more than 114 villages such as Pangti, Maraju (Merapani), Englan, Baghty (Pakti) and others, where the language is widely spoken and studied.
- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.