The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: ADI
ISO 639-2: sit
| Population | 110,000 in India (1997 BSI). Population total both countries 113,000. |
| Region | Assam, north hills of Assam Valley, between Bhutan and the Buruli River; Arunachal Pradesh, East and West Siang districts. Also spoken in China. |
| Alternate names | ABOR, ARBOR, LHOBA, LUOBA, BOGA'ER LUOBA |
| Dialects | PADAM (STANDARD ADI), MINYONG, GALONG (GALLONG, GALO, GALLO), BOKAR (BOGA'ER LUOBA), MILANG. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, North Assam, Tani. |
| Comments | Sun (1993) lists Tani languages and dialects as Apatani, Milang, Bokar, Damu, Mising, Padam, Bangni, Tagin, Sagli, south Aya, Leli, and perhaps Pailibo, Ramo, Asing, Bori, Pasi, Panggi, Simong, Minyong, Karok, Hill Miri, and some northern and western dialects of Nisi. Bilingualism in Assamese, Hindi, Nepali. Adi is a Scheduled Tribe in India with several subgroups: Ashing, Bokar, Bori, Galong, Karko, Komkar, Milang, Minyong, Padam, Pailibo, Pangi, Pasi, Ramo, Shimong, Tangam. These are different speech varieties. 'Adi' has been used as a cover term for the eastern Tani group of languages. Agriculturalists: rice, grain, beans, fruit, eggs; hunters. Traditional religion, Christian. NT 1988. |
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