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Bokar language

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Region
  
Assam, Tibet

Dialects
  
Bokar Ramo Pailibo

Glottolog
  
boka1249

Ethnicity
  
Lhoba

ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Tani Western Tani Bokar

Bokar or Bokar-Ramo-Pailibo ([bɔk˭ar ɡɔm]; pinyin: Bogar Luoba) is a Tani language spoken by the Lhoba in West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Megu 1990) and Mainling County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China (Ouyang 1985).

The Ramo dialect is spoken in Mechukha Subdivision and Monigong Circle (Badu 2004). The Pailibo dialect (Palibo, Libo) is spoken by 1200 people in Tato, Charu, Payum, Tagur, Tado-Gitu, Irgo, and Yapik villages (Badu 1994).

Writing system

Bokar is written in the Latin script in India and the Tibetan script in China.

References

Bokar language Wikipedia