Naga, Puimei

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
npu
Alternate Names
Puimei
User Population

3,000 (2001). Mostly monolingual. Ethnic population: 3,000.

Location

Assam and Manipur states.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Unclassified
Dialects

None known. Different from Poumai Naga [pmx] (Breton 1997:217). Not functionally intelligible of any related language (Khasung). Lexical similarity: 68% with Inpui Naga [nkf].

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naga, Puimei
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Were assigned as part of Rongmei Naga [nbu]. Christian, traditional religion.