Naga, Kharam

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfw
Alternate Names
Duisalongmei, Thinglong
User Population

1,400 (2000 SIL).

Location

Manipur state: Senapati district, Kharam Pallen, Laikot, Phaijol, and Thuisenpai villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Northwestern
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 71%–73% with Purum [pub], 58%–60% with Kom [kmm], 64% with Koireng [nkd].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni]. Also use Purum [pub].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 30% in Meitei [mni], in English [eng], or in Hindi [hin]. Most 5- to 20-year-olds have learned to read in school. Older people would like to learn to read. Grammar. NT: 2021.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naga, Kharam
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.