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Dialects

A'beng (A'bengya, Am'beng), A'chick (A'chik), A'we, Chisak, Dacca, Ganching, Kamrup, Matchi. The Achik dialect predominates among several inherently intelligible dialects. The Abeng dialect is in Bangladesh. Closest to Koch.

Statistics

Garo(Garrow, Mande);575,000 in India (1997). 102,000 in Bangladesh (1993).Population total all countries: 677,000.

See Also

• Garo people
• Garo Hills

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References

1. The Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor, 1996, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

External Links

• East Garo Hills District official website
• West Garo Hills District official website
• South Garo Hills District official website