Apatani
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Apa
Population
44,800 (2011 census).
Location
Arunachal Pradesh state: lower Subansiri district, Billa, Dutta, Hari, Hija, Hong, Michi Bamin, and Mudang-Tage villages in Ziro valley; Assam and Nagaland states.
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Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Dialects
None known. May be intelligible with Nyishi [njz].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 71% (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Traditional religion.