Longphuri Naga
Amimi, Longfur | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Long Phuri language | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Makury Naga, Yimkhiung Naga, Other Naga people |
The Longphuri people, also known as Amimi people or the Longphur Naga, are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group inhabiting in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland, and the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Myanmar.[1][2] In India, they are listed as a subgroup of the ethnic Yimkhiung Naga. In Myanmar, the Longphuri are a recognized tribe.
The Longphuri language shares 30-37% lexical similarity with Makury[3] and 24% with Para (Jejara).[4] Longphuri and Makury are subgroups of the Yimchiung tribe in Nagaland, India. The Makury are also a tribe in Myanmar.
References
- ^ "Long Phuri Naga". Joshua Project. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Tohring (2010), pp. 15–17.
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ^ Lubbe, Priest & Lew (2022), p. 11.
Bibliography
- Tohring, S. R. (2010). Violence and identity in North-east India: Naga-Kuki conflict. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-8324-344-5.
- Lubbe, Melissa; Priest, Tiffany; Lew, Sigrid (2022). "A Preliminary Phonology and Latin-based Orthography of Para Naga (Jejara), Northwest Myanmar". Southeast Asian Linguistics Society. 15 (2). ISSN 1836-6821.