Apatani

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
apt
Alternate Names
Apa
User 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
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Central Tibeto-Burman, Tani
Dialects

None known. May be intelligible with Nyishi [njz].

Language Use

Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Nefamese [nef].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 71% (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Apatani
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.