Konyak

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noun

A member of a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland.

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Meanings

nounKonyak (plural Konyaks)

plural Konyaks

  1. A member of a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland.
proper noun
  1. The Sino-Tibetan language of these people.

    The film comes from Nagaland, a mountainous state of fewer than two million people on India's northeastern frontier, and is in Konyak, a tribal language unfamiliar to most Indians, never mind audiences abroad.

    2026 September 25, Zoya Mateen, “From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema”, in BBC News, retrieved 25 Sep 2026
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APA

Konyak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konyak

MLA

“Konyak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konyak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Konyak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Konyak.

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