Amri Karbi
A language of India
| Population | 125,000 (2003). |
| Region | Assam, Kamrup District, south of Brahmaputra River in Chandubi, Loharghat, Rani block, Jalukbari, Pandu, Basbistha, Panikhaith, Jorabat, Sonapur, Khetri, Kahi Kusi; Meghalaya; Ri-Bhoi District, Nongpoh area, Barni Hat and Umling. |
| Alternate names | Amri |
| Dialects | Lower Amri, Upper Amri. Reportedly unintelligible with Karbi [mjw]; intelligibility testing was inconclusive regarding whether Guriaghuli area dialect is well understood in Meghalaya. Lexical similarity: 57%–68% with Karbi; 70% to 86% between dialects. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Mikir |
| Language use | Many ethnic group members no longer use Amri Karbi. Much borrowing from Assamese [asm] (in Assam) and Khasi [kha] (in Meghalaya). Some Amri Karbi villages have shifted completely to Assamese due to intermarriages and to the perception that Assamese is preferred language for children to do well in school. In the remote and isolated border area, the language is still strong. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Strong feelings of separateness from the dominant Karbi group in Karbi, Anglong District. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 20%—60%. Newspapers. Radio programs. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Hindu, traditional religion, Christian. |
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