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ALSO KNOWN AS		Yimchungrü, Yachimi, Yanchunger, Yimchungru, Yimchunger, Yimchungre, Tozhuma, Yachumi, Yatśumi, Yimtśurr, Yimchungru
CLASSIFICATION		Sino-Tibetan, Angami-Pochuri
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		yim
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Wai Southern Minir Pherrongre Yimchungru Tikhir Chirr
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
92,100
Native speakers worldwide
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census

DATE OF INFO: 2001

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "North Nagaland, Tuensang district, between Namchik and Patkoi."

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~92,100
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Level of education influences use of Yimchungru outside of the home. English sole language in educational domain.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Very positive attitude to the language.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English [eng]
Hindi [hin]

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"severely endangered."

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"Transfer to an Assamese-based creole is general among Ao speakers."

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Nagaland state

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"Language is threatened."

3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing			Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub														25.9629, 94.9713
18th	2015	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig		SIL International			Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		92,100	2001	10000-99999	census	English [eng], Hindi [hin], Naga Pidgin [nag]		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					India	"North Nagaland, Tuensang district, between Namchik and Patkoi."
	2012	Personal Communication				Personal Communication							Gregory Anderson	Gregory Anderson. 2012. "Personal Communication."										"Language is threatened."
	2007	South Asia and the Middle East	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	289-348	Christopher Mosely		London and NewYork: Routledge				4		George Van Driem	Driem, George Van. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Mosely. 289-348. London and NewYork: Routledge.					"severely endangered."					"Transfer to an Assamese-based creole is general among Ao speakers."			India	Nagaland state
	2018	Role of Sociolinguistic Factors on Determining Level of Attrition and Maintenance of Endangered/Minority Languages					SEL	SEL Journal	3 (I)			https://selindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Rajeev.pdf	Saxena, Rajeev & Alemmenla Walling			~92,100		10000-99999		English [eng], Hindi [hin]	Very positive attitude to the language.	Vulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	10	Level of education influences use of Yimchungru outside of the home. English sole language in educational domain.	12	10

Yimchungru Naga

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

92,100

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~92,100

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Yimchungru Naga

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

92,100

Vulnerable

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~92,100

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