Apatani
A language of India
| Population | 24,000 (2007). Ethnic population: 35,000. |
| Region | Arunachal Pradesh, Subansiri District, 7 villages in Ziro Valley: Hong, Hari, Billa, Dutta, Hija, Mudang-Tage, and Michi Bamin; Assam; Nagaland. |
| Alternate names | Apa |
| Dialects | May be intelligible with Nisi [dap]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, North Assam, Tani |
| Language use | Also use Assamese [asm] and Hindi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 71%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Agriculturalists: wet rice. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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