Purum language

Purum
Kharam
Native to	India
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Purum people, Kharam people
Native speakers	1,900 (2000 – 2001 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Northern Purum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: kfw – Kharam Naga pub – Purum Naga
Glottolog	puru1266  (Purum)[2] puru1262  (bookkeeping, with bibliography)[3] khar1288  (Kharam Naga)[4]

Purum and Kharam (Purum and Kharam Naga) constitute a Kukish language of India.

Geographical distribution

Purum is spoken in Phaijol, Laikot, Thuisenpai, and Kharam Pallen villages of Senapati district, Manipur (Ethnologue).

Kharam Naga is spoken in the following locations of Manipur (Ethnologue).

• Senapati district: Purumlikli, Purumkhulen, Purumkhunou, Waicheiphai, and Moibunglikli villages
• Chandel district: Lamlang Huipi, Chandanpokpi, Khongkhang Chothe, Loirang Talsi, Salemthar, Zat’lang, and New Wangparan villages

References

1. Kharam Naga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
   Purum Naga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Purum". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
3. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Purum Naga". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
4. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kharam Naga". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.