Makyam Naga (Lasam, Macham Naga, Makyan, Pongnyun, Paung Nyuan) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar.
The Western Makyam Naga dialects share 99% lexical similarity.
[2] Makyam belongs to the Khiamniungic subgroup within the Konyak–Chang group of languages (Naw Sawu 2016:6).
They add up to a total of 1,026 households and 4,994 persons (Naw Sawu 2016:8).
The majority of Makyam speakers can also speak Leinong, as the two languages are spoken in the same area (Naw Sawu 2016:10).