Long Phuri, or Long Phuri Naga (Amimi Naga, Longpfuri, Longpfuru, Mimi), is an unclassified
Naga language of Burma. It is not close to other Naga languages which it has been compared to, though Long Phuri Naga,
Makuri Naga, and
Para Naga may be closest to each other.
Long Phuri is spoken in 6 villages of
Leshi Township
Leshi Township or Layshi Township ( my, လေရှီးမြို့နယ်) is a mountainous ,
Hkamti District
Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti. Townships
The district consists of the two townships ...
,
Sagaing Region
Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...
, Myanmar.
References
*Barkman, Tiffany. 2014
''A descriptive grammar of Jejara (Para Naga)'' MA thesis, Chiang Mai: Payap University.
*Language and Social Development Organization (LSDO). 2006. ''A sociolinguistic survey of Makuri, Para, and Long Phuri Naga in Layshi Township, Myanmar''. Unpublished manuscript.
Languages of Myanmar
Kuki-Chin–Naga languages
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