Pochuri language
| Pochuri | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Pochuri Naga |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2001 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
Pochuri
Maluri
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
npo |
| Glottolog |
poch1243[2] |
Pochuri, or Pochuri Naga, is an Angami–Pochuri language spoken in Nagaland, India.
According to Ethnologue, Pochuri is spoken in 27 villages of Meluri subdivision, Phek district, southeastern Nagaland. There are also some speakers in Ukhrul district, Manipur (Ethnologue).
Maluri (Meluri), which is often considered a dialect of Pochuri, may actually be a distinct language.[3]
References
- ↑ Pochuri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Pochuri Naga". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ van Driem 2011
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