Galo
Galo ‘
Native to Arunachal Pradesh, India
Native speakers 80,597. (2001 census)
Language family Sino-TibetanTani
Western Tani
Subansiri
Galo
Dialects ?Karka
?Gensi
Taipodia
Zɨrdo
Lare
Pugo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 adl
Glottolog galo1242
ELP Galo
The Galo language is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani group, spoken by the Galo people. Its precise position within Tani is not yet certain, primarily because of its central location in the Tani area and the strong effects of intra-Tani contacts on the development of Tani languages. It is an endangered language according to the general definitions, but prospects for its survival are better than many similarly-placed languages in the world.
Contents
1Dialects
2Grammar
3Education
4See also
5References
6Further reading
Dialects
The major Galo dialects are Pugo, spoken around the district capital Aalo; Lare, spoken to the south of Aalo; and a dialect that can be called Kargu kardi, pertaining to the dialect spoken in the northwest near the Tagin area. There may be additional Galo dialects further north, which remains largely unresearched. There are numerous subdialects that often correspond to regional or clan groupings. Neighbouring languages include Assamese, Nepali, Bodo, Mising, Minyong, Hills Miri, Tagin, Nishi, Bori, Pailibo, Ramo and Bokar. Post (2007:46) lists a provisional classification of Galo dialects.
Galòo
Karkòo?
Gensìi?
Taíi(podia)