Informationen von: “Garo” (387-400) . Burling, Robbins (2003) , Thurgood, Graham and LaPolla, Randy J. · Routledge
Gefährdet
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
700,000
600,000 of these speakers live in northeastern India, and 100,000 live across the border in Bangladesh.
NUTZUNGSBEREICHE
VERBREITUNG
MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT
The Garos of Bangladesh use Bengali for everyday dealings with peddlers, shopkeepers, and government and church officials. Bengali is also the language of education for the Garos of Bangladesh. The impact of Bengali on the Garos of India is less strong, as it is not the language of education or the government, nor is it used in trade. Overall, Garo is more endangered in Bangladesh than in India. However, even in Bangladesh most children of Garo parents learn Garo as their first language.
ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN
Bengali; English
ORTE
India
Informationen von: “South Asia and the Middle East” (283-348) . George van Driem (2007) , Christopher Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
Gefährdet
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
265,000
ORTE
India: Meghalaya, Garo Hills; Assam, Goalpara and Kamrup; Bangladesh: Mymensing
Informationen von: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press