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Kachari language

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Kachari
RegionAssam, India
Native speakers
(59,000 cited 1997)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xac
Glottologkach1279
ELPKachari

Kachari (or Cachari) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Assam, India.

Geographic distribution

Kachari is spoken in 16 villages total in North Cachar Hills district, Assam, and Dimapur and Dhansiri administrative circles of Kohima district, Nagaland.

Grammar

Kachari's word order is subject–object–verb.

References

  1. ^ Kachari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)