Garo language

Garo
A·chikku
Native toIndia and Bangladesh
RegionMeghalaya, Assam, Bangladesh
EthnicityGaro
Native speakers
1,145,323 (2011)
Dialects
  • Am·beng,
  • A·we ba A·kawe,
  • Matchi,
  • Matchi-Dual,
  • Matabeng ba Matjangchi,
  • Gara-Ganching,
  • Chisak,
  • Atong,
  • Ruga,
  • Me·gam ba Lyngam,
  • Chibok,
  • Kamrup,
  • Atiagra,
Latin script
Bengali-Assamese script
A-Chik Tokbirim
Language codes
ISO 639-3grt
Glottologgaro1247
ELPGaro
Map of Garo speaking areas
Garo is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Garo, also referred to by its endonym A·chikku, is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Northeast Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam, and Tripura. It is also spoken in certain areas of the neighbouring Bangladesh. According to the 2001 census, there are about 889,000 Garo speakers in India alone; another 130,000 are found in Bangladesh.

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