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| Tiwa | |
|---|---|
| Lalung (লালুং) | |
| তিৱা / Tiwa | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Assam, Meghalaya |
| Ethnicity | 371,000 approx. Tiwa (Lalung) (2011 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 33,921 (2011 census)[2] |
| Tiwa Mor (Latin Script) & Assamese | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lax |
| Glottolog | tiwa1253 |
| ELP | Tiwa |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Tiwa.Map.png) Map of the Tiwa (Lalung) Language | |
Tiwa (Lalung) is a Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by the Tiwa people in Assam and Meghalaya in North East India. Tiwa language is similar to Boro, Dimasa, Kokborok and Garo language of India.
- ^ Tiwa language (India) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.