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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: DAP
ISO 639-2: sit
| Population | 261,000 (1997 IMA). |
| Region | Assam, Darrang District; Arunachal Pradesh, Subansiri District. |
| Alternate names | DAFLA, DAPHLA, NISSI, NISHI, NYISING, NYISHI, BANGNI, LEL |
| Dialects | AKA LEL, TAGIN, NISHANG. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, North Assam, Tani. |
| Comments | Related to Apatani, Adi, Yano, possibly Lepcha. Tagin may be a separate language. Apatani may be a dialect of Nisi. Nishi and Tagin are both Scheduled Tribes in India. 'Nishi' has been used as a cover term for the western Tani languages. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Tagin, Apatani. Literacy rate in second language: 10% Assamese. Agriculturalists: shifting cultivation. Traditional religion. NT in press (1998). |
