Long Phuri language

Long Phuri
Long Phuri
Long Phuri Naga
Native to	Burma
Native speakers	1,000 (2004)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Ao?; Tangkhulic? Long Phuri; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lpn
Glottolog	long1375

Long Phuri, or Long Phuri Naga (Amimi Naga, Longpfuri, Longpfuru, Mimi), is an unclassified Naga language of Burma. It is not close to other Naga languages which it has been compared to, though Long Phuri Naga, Makuri Naga, and Para Naga may be closest to each other.

Long Phuri is spoken in 6 villages of Leshi Township, Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.

References[]

^ Long Phuri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Barkman, Tiffany. 2014. A descriptive grammar of Jejara (Para Naga). MA thesis, Chiang Mai: Payap University.
Language and Social Development Organization (LSDO). 2006. A sociolinguistic survey of Makuri, Para, and Long Phuri Naga in Layshi Township, Myanmar. Unpublished manuscript.

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