Boro

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Assam state: mainly Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, and Sibsagar districts; Manipur state: Chandel (Tengnoupal) district; Meghalaya state: West Garo Hills district, Tikrikilla sub-district, 7 villages; East Khasi Hills district; West Bengal state: Cooch-Behar, Darjeeling, and Jalpaiguri districts.

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Nepal

Language NameMeche

User Population

4,380 in Nepal (2011 census). No monolinguals.

Location

Kosi province: Jhapa district.

Alternate Names

Bara, Bodi, Bodo, Boro, Boroni, Mache, Mech, Mechi, Meci

Language Status

6b* (Threatened). Language of recognized indigenous nationality: Meche (Bodo).

Language Use

Also use Bengali [ben]. Also use Nepali [npi].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Traditional religion.

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