| Yimkhiungrü | |
|---|---|
| Yachumi | |
| Native to | Nagaland, India |
| Region | Shamator and Kiphire districts of Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Yimkhiung Naga |
Native speakers | 83,000 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yim |
| Glottolog | yimc1240 |
| ELP | Yimchungru Naga |
Yimkhiungrü, also Yachumi (Yatsumi) in Sümi, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeast India by the Yimkhiung Naga people. It is spoken between Namchik and Patkoi in Shamator District, eastern Nagaland, India. Yimkhiungrü language has more than 100,000 speakers and is used in over 100 villages and towns.[1]
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Yimchungrü:[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Yimkhiungrü at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Further reading
- Kumar, Braj Bihari. (1973). Hindi–Yimchungrü–English dictionary. Kohima, India: Nagaland Bhasha Parishad.
- (2004). Where on earth do they speak Naga, Yimchungru? Retrieved from http://www.verbix.com/maps/language/NagaYimchungru.html
External links
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