Dying languages of Northeast

Tai Khamyang, Assam It is a critically endangered Tai language spoken by the Khamyang people, residing in the village of Powaimukh in Margherita, Tinsukia district. It is closely realted to the other Tai languages in Assam region that is Aiton, Khamti, Khake and Turung

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Purum, Manipur Purum (Purum Naga) is a Southern Naga language while researchers classify Purum as part of the Northwestern branch of Kuki-Chin tribe of Manipur. It is one of the most endangered language in Northeast and only few people can speak this language

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Biate, Assam Biates are hill tribes of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur with the language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman family. This old language of the Biate tribe is vanishing as the youngsters find the modern day languages much easier to learn and communicate

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Hrangkhol, Assam Hrangkhol is a Kuki-chin language spoken by the people residing in Dima Hasao district of Assam and also in parts of Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram. There are about 19,000 native speakers of this language currently

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Khelma, Assam The Khelma community is one of the smallest ethnic groups of the Old Kuki community in North-East India and they mainly inhabit in the areas of Dima Hasao, Cachar, Karbi Anglong, Hailakandi and Karimganj district of Assam. This Sino-Tibetan language is an unclassified language with only few hundred speakers left speaking the language

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Liangmai, Nagaland Lianglad or Liangmai is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by Liangmai Naga community, spoken extensively in Peren district of Nagaland and Senapati district, Tamenglong district of Manipur. With few thousands of speakers left, this endangered language needs immediate attention

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Onaeme, Nagaland Onaeme is spoken by a small community in and around Oinam, a hilltop village in Nagaland. The name of the language translates as ‘the language of the mud smelling people' – likely a reference to myths and folklore around the Onaeme ancestors, who sought new land on which to live.

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