Adi language

Adi language
Adi
Abor, Lhoba
Spoken in Assam
Ethnicity Adi people
Native speakers ca. 200,000  (2000)
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Dialects
Padam
Minyong
Karko
Bori
Shimong
Tangam
Language codes
ISO 639-3 adi

Adi, or Abor, is a small Tibetan–Burman language of India. The various dialects in the box at right, and perhaps a few more, may be distinct languages.



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