ABSTRACT
The Angami Naga is one of the officially recognized tribes in the state of Nagaland in north-eastern India. It is a clan-based society living in a cluster of villages. There are several linguistic studies on Angami grammar. However, the existing studies of Angami have asserted Angami as a single homogeneous language by failing to account for language variation. This chapter discusses the linguistic practices in Kohima village starting with the issue of linguistic accommodation across the four thinuos at various levels. First, it discusses the linguistic outcomes of intra-thinuos and inter-thinuos marriages on wives and husbands; second focuses on the linguistic impact of intra-thinuos and inter-thinuos marriages on children’s acquisition of the local dialect. This is followed by a comparison of intra-thinuos families with inter-thinuos families. Finally, the chapter illustrates how people talk within the same thinuos, and across the four thinuos in Kohima village by addressing the issue of linguistic accommodation.
