Linguistic Relations
As can be seen from the name Zomi ("hill people") and Mizoram ("people hill country") Zomi among the Northern Kukish languages is closely related to the Central Kukish languages such as the Lushai or Mizo language (endonym in Lushai is Mizo ṭawng), the main language of Mizoram.
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