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Yimkhiungrü language

Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yimkhiungrü is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeast India by the Yimkhiung Naga people. It is spoken between Namchik and Patkoi in Shamator District, Nagaland, India. The Yimkhiungrü language has more than 100,000 speakers and is used in over 100 villages and towns.[1]

NativetoNagaland, India
RegionShamator and Kiphire districts of Nagaland
Native speakers
83,000 (2011 census)[1]
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Yimkhiungrü
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Native toNagaland, India
RegionShamator and Kiphire districts of Nagaland
EthnicityYimkhiung Naga
Native speakers
83,000 (2011 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3yim
Glottologyimc1240
ELPYimchungru Naga
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Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Yimkhiungrü:[1]

Phonology

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Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ie/, /ou/.

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