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Koch language

Koch language

Sal (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken in India and Bangladesh

Koch is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Koch people of India and Bangladesh. It is primarily spoken in the Indian states of Meghalaya, West Bengal, and Lower Assam and in the parts of the country Bangladesh, where it serves as a major means of communication among the Koches (including Koch-Rajbongshi) and other ethnic groups in the region. Koch language is written with Assamese, Bengali, Roman scripts.

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There is an organization Koch Krorang Mathop in Tura, Meghalaya which publishes Koch materials, such as books, an annual Koch magazine. Koch Development Forum is also working on the promotion of the Koch language among the Koch people who have now switched their language to Indo-Aryan languages.

The state and National Anthem of Assam in Koch :

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Dialects

The Koch language is currently represented by six surviving dialects, which are as follows:

  1. Harigaya,
  2. Tintikiya,
  3. Wanang/Swmbri,
  4. Chapra,
  5. Margan, and
  6. Kocha. (Kocha/Koch - Rabha)

Short representation of the various dialects:

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Geographical distribution

Koch is spoken in:

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Abstract of Speakers' Strength of Languages and Mother Tongues - 2001". Go. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    Endangered Languages Project data for Pani Koch (= Banai, Wanang).

References

  • Koch language report by UNESCO World Atlas of Languages [2]
  • Koch Dictionary [3]


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  1. [1]
    https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/koch1250 "Different Dialects
  2. [2]
    "Koch in India".
  3. [3]
    "Koch – English Dictionary » Introduction".
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