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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 2
Speaker Count
2,170,500 2
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Tani partially reconstructed (Sun 1993) 2
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Reconstructed Ancestor
Reconstructed 2
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Number of Languages
10 1
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Sources
1. Glottolog: Tani (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 10
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. 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.
  • Article text
    Proto-Tani was partially reconstructed by Sun (1993)
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Wikidata: Tani languages
Wikidata Q3217538, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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