Riang

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
ria
Alternate Names
Kau Bru, Reang, Tipra
Population

76,500 in India (2001 census). Population total all countries: 77,000. Ethnic population: 144,000.

Location

North and central Tripura; Mizoram, Aizawl, Lunglei, and Chhimtuipui districts, Karnafuli river bank area, 30 villages; Assam, Karimganj district. Also in Bangladesh.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Bodo-Garo-Northern Naga, Bodo-Koch, Bodo-Garo, Bodo
Dialects

Considered dialect of Kok Borok [trp] called Polong-O (Muanthanga).

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Very low. School attendance is low. Bible.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Riang
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Different from Riang [ril] of Myanmar, a Mon-Khmer language. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

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