Also Known As:
A'tong
Dialects & Varieties
A grammar of Atong
van Breugel, Seino. 2014. A Grammar of Atong. Leiden/Boston: Brill.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
unknown
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
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Location Description
Spoken in the stream area of the Symsang river in the south Garo Hills District of Meghalaya in Northeast India, in adjacent areas in the West Khasi Hills, and reportedly in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh as well.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
"The Atongs have a rather negative image of their own language and are not comfortable speaking in front of strangers and non-Atong speakers..." (pg. 17)
Other Languages Used By The Community
Garo
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Almost all Atong speakers are bilingual in Garo from an early age.
Domains of Other Languages:
Education, religion, trade, communication with strangers and non-Atongs
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Orthography based on the Roman alphabet developed in 2006 by Seino van Breugel.
Other writing systems used:
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参考消息
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