Inpui language

Inpui, or Inpui Naga, is a Naga language of India. Speakers of Inpui and Rongmei are subsumed under the tribal label Kabui. Puimei and Rongmei are sometimes considered to be the same language, despite being mutually unintelligible and only 68% lexically similar. The Inpui speaking people are mainly concentrated in Tamenglong district of Manipur specially in Haochong areas which is a cluster of about 10 villages. The Inpui speakers also resides in Tamenglong headquarters, Noney areas, Makuilongdi and Senapati headquarters in Senapati district and four main Inpui villages namely Changangei, Pantilong, Yurembam and Tamphagei in Imphal valley. The inpui speaking people are also found in Peren and Dimapur district of Nagaland.

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