| Mao | |
|---|---|
| Sopvoma | |
| Spoken in | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Mao Naga, Poumai Naga |
| Native speakers | 132,000 (1997) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Paomata
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | either: nbi – Mao pmx – Poumei (Paomata?) |
Mao, or Sopvoma, is a Naga language of India. It is similar to Angami. According to Ethnologue (2009), the Paomata dialect may be the same as Poumei (Poumai) Naga, which has received a separate ISO code.