Endangered Languages Project - Sumi Naga

Sumi Naga

^{[aka Simi, Sema, Sumi]}

Classification: Sino-Tibetan

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at risk

ALSO KNOWN AS		Simi, Sema, Sumi, Naga (Sumi), Zumomi, Naga, Sumi
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Angami-Pochuri
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nsm
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Zumomi Dayang Lazemi Zhimomi
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Incipient language shift.

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Information from: “"Documenting traditional agricultural songs and stories of the Sumi Nagas" HRELP Abstract” . Amos Teo (2011)

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Nagaland, India

MORE ON VITALITY

"Despite the large number of speakers, young people in urban-like settlements often have partial or no knowledge of language so it must be considered threatened or locally endangered."

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
104,000
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
132,000
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
242,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
242,000 (2001 census)

DATE OF INFO: 2001 (census)

PLACES: India;

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Information from: “"Documenting traditional agricultural songs and stories of the Sumi Nagas" HRELP Abstract” . Amos Teo (2011)