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Tani languages

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The Tani languages are a group of closely related languages spoken by the Tani people of northeastern India, primarily in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. They belong to the Sino-Tibetan family and include major varieties such as Mising, Galo, Apatani, Adi, Tagin, and Nyishi.

Facts
Region
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam 1
Speaker Count
2,170,500 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Tani partially reconstructed (Sun 1993) 1
Sources
1. Tani languages (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Geographic distribution
    Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
  • Demographics
    The Tani languages are spoken by about 2,170,500 people of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Proto-Tani
    Proto-Tani was partially reconstructed by Sun (1993). A large number of reconstructed roots have cognates in other Sino-Tibetan languages.
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