Lamkang language

Lamkang
Native to	India, Burma
Region	Manipur
Native speakers	40,000 + in India (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Northern Lamkang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lmk
Glottolog	lamk1238[2]

Lamkang is one of the Naga tribes of Manipur, India, with one village in Burma. The Lamkangs are mostly settled in the south east part of Manipur. The language is very much similar to Anal Naga, and has been influenced by Manipuri as the people have been acculturated.

Geographical distribution

Lamkang is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).

• Chandel district, southeastern Manipur
  • 6 villages to the west and east of Shuganu
  • 6 villages between Chalong and Mombi New
  • 18 villages between Palel, Chandel town, Palel, and Sibong
• Nagaland: Thamlakhuren and Dimapur

References

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