Koch is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Koch people of Republic of India and Koch people in Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
| Koch | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India , Nepal & Bangladesh |
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Native speakers
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36,434 (2011) |
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Language family
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kdq |
| Glottolog | koch1250 |
| ELP | Koch |
| Pani Koch (= Banai, Wanang) | |
Geographical distribution
Koch is spoken in:
- Assam:
- Baksa district – Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Darrang district – Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Dhemaji district – Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Goalpara district – Madaci koch, kocha Rabha, Kocho koro, Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Lakhimpur district – Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Nagaon district – Hodi or Koch Mandai, Kocho koro
- Udalguri district – Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Sonitpur district – Hodi or Koch Mandai
- Bangladesh: Hodi or Koch Mandai and Kocho koro
- Bihar: Rajbongshi koch
- Meghalaya:
- East Khasi hills – Hodi alias Koch Mandai
- West Garo Hills district – Kocha rabha or Koch
- Tripura: Hodi or Koch Mandai or koch
- West Bengal: Rajbongshi koch, Kocha Rabha