Naga, Kharam

A language of India

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Duisalongmei, Thinglong

Population

1,400 (2000 SIL).

Location

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

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 71%–73% with Purum [pub], 58%–60% with Kom [kmm], 64% with Koireng [nkd].

Language Use

All ages. Also use Meitei [mni] or Purum [pub].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 30% Meitei, English, Hindi. Most 5- to 20-year-olds have learned to read in school. Older people would like to learn to read.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Christian.