Naga, Purum
A language of India
| Population | 500 (2001 census). |
| Region | Manipur, Senapati District, Purumlikli, Purumkhulen, Purumkhunou, Waicheiphai, Moibunglikli villages; Chandel District, Lamlang Huipi, Chandanpokpi, Khongkhang Chothe, Loirang Talsi, Salemthar, Zat’lang, New Wangparan. |
| Dialects | 95% intelligibility with Kharam Naga [kfw]. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Kom [kmm], 60%–66% with Koireng [nkd], 57%–60% with Aimol [aim], 71%–73% with Kharam Naga [kfw]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Northern |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, village. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Meitei [mni], Thangkul Naga [nmf], Thado Chin [tcz], or Kom. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 30%–40% (2000). |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Scheduled Tribe. SOV; postpositions; numerals, adjectives, articles after noun head; question word between subject and object; word order distinguishes subject, object, indirect object; V, CV, CVC, CVV; nontonal. Christian. |
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