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Para language

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Para
Jejara
Native toBurma
Native speakers
1,500 (2004)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pzn
Glottologpara1302
ELPPara

Para or Para Naga (also called Jejara, Bara, Parasar), is an unclassified Naga language of Burma. It is not close to other Naga languages which it has been compared to, though Para Naga, Long Phuri Naga, and Makuri Naga may be closest to each other, with Para the most distinct.

Para is spoken in 7 villages of Leshi Township, Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.

References

  1. ^ Para at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)