I live and work in Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland—a place where language is not just a means of communication, but a living, breathing expression of identity. Kohima itself sits on land donated by Kohima Village, the second-largest village in Asia. It’s a place where every few kilometers, the accent shifts, and every 15 to 20 kilometers, you encounter an entirely new language.Nagaland is home to 17 major tribes, each with its own language. But even within a single tribe, the linguistic...

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