Yimkhiungrü is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in northeast India by the Yimkhiung Naga people. It is spoken between Namchik and Patkoi in Shamator District, Nagaland, India. Yimkhiungrü language has more than 100,000 speakers and is used in over 100 villages and towns.
Dialects Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Yimchungrü: Tikhir Makury Chirr Longpfur Phanungru Langa
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosive Aspirated FricativeNasalApproximant
+VowelsFrontCentralBackHighMidLow
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: , .
References
Further reading Kumar, Braj Bihari. (1973). Hindi–Yimchungrü–English dictionary. Kohima, India: Nagaland Bhasha Parishad. (2004). Where on earth do they speak Naga, Yimchungru? Retrieved from http://www.verbix.com/maps/language/NagaYimchungru.html
External links Yimchungrü Naga Profile at the Endangered Languages Project Profile on Naga, Yimchungru