Anāl, also known as Namfau after the two principal villages it is spoken in, is a Northern Kukish language, part of the Sino-Tibetan language family, spoken by the Anal people in India and a dwindling number in Burma.

[2] The Department of Language Planning and Implementation of the Government of Manipur offers a sum of ₹5,000 (equivalent to ₹8,500 or US$98 in 2023), to every individual who learns Anal language, under certain terms and conditions.

[3] Anal is also written in the Latin script,[4] with a literacy rate of about 74%.

[1] Langet may be a dialect, though its position within Kukish is uncertain (Shafer 1955:106).

[needs update] Anal is spoken in southeastern Manipur, in the Chandel district, on the banks of the Chakpi River in towns such as Chandel and Chakpikarong, and also in the Tengnoupal district (Ethnologue).