Biete language
Not to be confused with Bété language.
| Biate | |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Ethnicity | Biate |
Native speakers | 19,000 (1997)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
biu |
| Glottolog |
biet1238[2] |
Biate is a Kukish language of India. The speakers of the language are also known as Biate. They are mainly concentrated in the districts of Dima Hasao in Assam and Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya. A few speakers are also found in the state of Manipur,Mizoram and Tripura. According to the 2001 census of India there were 20,000 speakers of the language in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.
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