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 toNagaland, India
RegionEastern and some parts of Western Nagaland, Tuensang and Dimapur districts
EthnicityYimkhiung Naga
Native speakers
83,259 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yim
Glottologyimc1240
ELPYimchungru Naga

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Yimchungrü.

References

  1. "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.
  2. Yimkhiungrü language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Further reading

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