Longphuri Naga

Longphuri Naga
Amimi, Longfur
Languages
Long Phuri language
Related ethnic groups
Makury Naga, Yimkhiung Naga, Other Naga people

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.[1][2] In India, they are listed as a subgroup of the ethnic Yimkhiung Naga But recognized longphuri (longpfxrx)as a tribe in Myanmar.

Longphuri (longpfxrx),amimi language is nearly 30%similar to para(jaijairai) and 25 %similar to makury. Longphuri (Longpfurr) and Makury are subgroups of Yimchiung tribe in Nagaland, India. But Makury also a tribe in Myanmar.

References

  1. ^ "Long Phuri Naga". Joshua Project. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ S. R. Tohring (2010). Violence and identity in North-east India: Naga-Kuki conflict. Mittal Publications. pp. xv–xvii. ISBN 978-81-8324-344-5.