Purum language

Purum is a Kuki-Chin language, belonging to the Northwestern or "Old Kuki" subfamily.^[3] Speakers consider themselves to be ethnic Naga people, rather than part of the Kuki and Chin ethnic groups. Peterson (2017)^[4] classifies Purum as part of the Northwestern branch of Kuki-Chin. According Ethnologue, Purum shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with Kharam. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[5]

Purum
Native to	India
Region	Manipur
Ethnicity	Purum people
Native speakers	500 (2001 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Kuki-Chin–Naga Kuki-Chin Northwestern Purum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pub
Glottolog	puru1266
Purum is classified as Critically Endangered language by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2]

Geographical distribution

Purum is spoken in Phaijol, Laikot, Thuisenpai, and Kharam Pallen villages of Senapati district, Manipur (Ethnologue).