Pochuri language explained

Pochuri
States:India
Region:Nagaland
Ethnicity:Pochuri Naga
Speakers:21,654
Date:2011 census
Ref:[1]
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Angami–Pochuri
Iso3:npo
Glotto:poch1243
Glottorefname:Pochuri Naga
Dia1:Pochuri
Dia2:Maluri

Pochuri, or Pochuri Naga, is a Naga language spoken in Nagaland, India.

According to Ethnologue, Pochuri is spoken in 27 villages of Meluri subdivision, Phek district, southeastern Nagaland. There are also some speakers in Ukhrul district, Manipur (Ethnologue).

Maluri (Meluri), which is often considered a dialect of Pochuri, may be a distinct language.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. www.censusindia.gov.in. 2018-07-07.
  2. van Driem 2011