Hajong

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Assam state: Goalpara, and Nagaon districts; Meghalaya state: West Garo Hills district, west side; West and East Khasi hills districts; Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal states.

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Language NameHajong

User Population

8,000 in Bangladesh.

Location

Mymensingh division: Rangpur district east to Sunamganj district; Sylhet division.

Alternate Names

Hajang

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Language Use

Home, village, religion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Bengali [ben]. The young speak it better. Educated use standard Bengali. Nearly all can buy and sell in Bengali. An increasing number (young and educated) can use Bengali for abstract concepts. Also use Garo [grt]. Used as L2 by Garo [grt].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 20%.

Other Comments

Hindu.

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