Yimkhiungrü language
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 Tuensang district, eastern Nagaland, India. Yimchungrü language has more than 100,000 speakers and is used in over 100 villages and towns. [2]
| Yimkhiungrü | |
|---|---|
| Yachumi | |
| Native to | Nagaland, India |
| Region | Eastern and some parts of Western Nagaland, Tuensang and Dimapur districts |
| Ethnicity | Yimkhiung Naga |
Native speakers | 83,259 (2011 census)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yim |
| Glottolog | yimc1240 |
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Yimchungrü.
References
- ↑ "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
- 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