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. 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 and 24% with Para (Jejara). Longphuri and Makury are subgroups of the Yimchiung tribe in Nagaland, India. The Makury are also a tribe in Myanmar.
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