Kachari language
Kachari is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Boro-Garo branch that is spoken in Assam, India. With fewer than 60,000 speakers recorded in 1997, and the Asam 2001 Census reporting a literacy rate of 81% the Kachari language is currently ranked as threatened. Kachari is closely related to surrounding languages, including Tiwa, Rābhā, Hajong, Kochi and Mechi.
| Kachari | |
|---|---|
| Region | Assam, India |
Native speakers | 16,000 (2011) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xac |
| Glottolog | kach1279 |
| ELP | Kachari |
While there are still living adult speakers, many children are not learning Kachari as their primary language, instead being assimilated into the wider Assamese speaking communities.
- Some alternative names are Boro, Bara, Cachari, Plains Kachari and Hill Kachari.
- Geographic distribution: Kachari is spoken in 16 villages total in North Cachar Hills district, Assam, and Dimapur and Dhansiri administrative circles of Kohima district, Nagaland.
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