Makury language


Makury, or Makury Naga, is a Naga language of India and Myanmar. Shi and Saul suggest that Makury may be an Ao language. The Makury dialects share 93% lexical similarity.

Classification

Makury is not close to other Naga languages that fall under Konyak languages|Konyak- and Angami-Zeme. Makury falls under the proposed Ao-Tangkhul linguistic group of southern Naga languages and is close to Naga languages that fall under said language group.Longpfxrx Naga and para Naga tribes. In Eastern Nagaland and Myanmar, the Makury, Somra Tangkhul and Para are closer than the other tribes in the north in terms of language. Makury shares 30%–37% lexical similarity with Long Phuri Naga, and 17%–19% with Para Naga
Hsiu classifies Makury as a sister of the Central Naga languages.

Geographical distribution

Makury is spoken in Leshi Township, Homalin Township, and Lahe Township in Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. There are about 40,000 speakers in Myanmar, and about 25,000 in India.

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Makury.
  • Mëkheotlë
  • Sengphüvlë
  • Aralë
  • Jilë
Jongphüvlë is a Makury clan name.
Shi lists the following dialects of Makury.
  • Phuvle, Makheotle
  • Sengphuvle, Muvle, Jeile