Question

Languages and dialects of Arunachal Pradesh

Answer 1

Explanation:

• The idea of a main language doesn’t apply to a demographically rich state like Arunachal Pradesh which is a home to twenty seven major tribes and more than a hundred sub-tribes, each having unique cultural and linguistic identities. While English remains the language for official communication, Hindi (more of a creolized verison of it) is the language of the masses, and along with Assamese (in the creolized form of Assamese and NEFAmese) forms the link language. For intra-tribe, or intra-community/clan communication, the native dialect is used and for inter-tribe or inter-community communication, Hindi and at times, Assamese is used. For written communication, as the dialects of the state do not have a script, English is preferred, and in certain cases, whenever the native dialect is to be used, both the Roman and Devanagari scripts are used, with the former being largely preferred than the latter.

Answer 2

Almost all Tani languages are indigenous to central Arunachal Pradesh, including (moving from west to east) the Nyishi, the Apatani, the Tagin, the Galo, the Bokar, the Adi, the Padam, the Pasi, and the Minyong.

Official languages:  English;

State: 20 February 1987

Capital: Itanagar