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| region = | | region = [[Shamator district|Shamator]] and [[Kiphire district|Kiphire]] districts of Nagaland | ||
| ethnicity = [[Yimkhiung Naga]] | | ethnicity = [[Yimkhiung Naga]] | ||
| speakers = 83,259 | | speakers = 83,259 | ||
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'''Yimkhiungrü''', also '''Yachumi''' (Yatsumi) in Sümi, is a [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language spoken in northeast [[India]] by the [[Yimkhiung Naga]] people. It is spoken between Namchik and Patkoi in [[ | '''Yimkhiungrü''', also '''Yachumi''' (Yatsumi) in Sümi, is a [[Sino-Tibetan languages|Sino-Tibetan]] language spoken in northeast [[India]] by the [[Yimkhiung Naga]] people. It is spoken between Namchik and Patkoi in [[Shamator district|Shamator District]], eastern [[Nagaland]], India. Yimkhiungrü language has more than 100,000 speakers and is used in over 100 villages and towns. <ref name=e18>{{Ethnologue18|yim}}</ref> | ||
==Dialects== | ==Dialects== | ||
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*[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/yim Profile on Naga, Yimchungru] | *[https://www.ethnologue.com/language/yim Profile on Naga, Yimchungru] | ||
{{Kuki-Chin–Naga languages}} | {{Kuki-Chin–Naga languages}} | ||
{{Languages of Northeast India}} | {{Languages of Northeast India}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 6 June 2022
| Yimkhiungrü | |
|---|---|
| Yachumi | |
| Native to | Nagaland, India |
| Region | Shamator and Kiphire districts of Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Yimkhiung Naga |
Native speakers | 83,259 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yim |
| Glottolog | yimc1240 |
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. [2]
Dialects[edit]
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Yimchungrü.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Yimkhiungrü language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Further reading[edit]
- 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