Makury language
| Makury | |
|---|---|
| Makury Naga | |
| Native to | India, Burma |
| Region | Nagaland |
Native speakers | 6,500 (2004–2007)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
jmn |
| Glottolog |
maku1273[2] |
Makury, or Makury Naga (wrongly spelled Makuri), is an unclassified Naga language of India and Burma. It is not close to other Naga languages that fall under Konyak-[Tangshang] and Angami-Zeme, which it's been compared to, though Makury Naga, Müvlë (Longphuri) Naga language Müvlë (Longphuri) Naga|Müvlë (Longphuri) dialect, which is a sub-tribe of Makury Naga, and Para Naga may be closest to each other.
Geographical distribution
Makury is spoken in Layshi Township, Homalin Township, and Lahe Township in Khamti District, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. There are about 2,500 speakers in Myanmar, and about 4,000 in India.
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Makury.
- Makhwale
- Saingphule (Saingpuri)
- Arale
- Kyile
- Kyaungphuri (Shu)
- Shera (Shaera)
References
- ↑ Makury at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Makury Naga". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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