Moyon language

Moyon is a Sino-Tibetan language of Southern Naga linguistic sub branch. It is spoken by the Moyon peoples in Manipur, India and in Burma. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.

A Quadrilingual Moyon-Manipuri-English-Nagamese book titled "A Guide Book to Moyon Language", was published by the Moyon Literature Society in 2023.

Classification
Scott DeLancey (2015) classifies Moyon as a "Northwest Kuki-Chin" language.

Geographical distribution
Moyon is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).


 * Chandel district, Manipur: 14 villages including Moyon Khullen, Khongjom, Mitong, Komlathabi, Penaching, and Heigru Tampak
 * Nagaland (near the Myanmar border)