Geographical Extent
The geographical extension of the language group is at its largest extent a territory of approximately 60,000 square miles (160,000 km2) in size, in Burma, India and Bangladesh. However exact geographical, and linguistic, extension is debated, such as by the Zomi National Congress claiming Thado language as part of Zomi language in the argument for a Zomi identity and a Zo homestate, "Zogam".
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