Biate

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Biate is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Biate ethnic community in parts of northeast India, including areas of Cachar district in Assam.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Biate canonical 7
Biatei 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tibeto-Burman language
language
continent Asia
country India
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicAssociation Biate ethnic community
linked to: Biate people
hasAlternativeName Biate language
Biete
hasLanguageFamilyHigher Sino-Tibetan
hasNeighbouringLanguages Bishnupriya Manipuri
Hmar
Mizo
linked to: Mizo language
hasPhonologicalType tonal language
hasSociolinguisticContext minority language in Northeast India
iso639-3Code bte
languageFamily Tibeto-Burman
linguisticClassification Sino-Tibetan language
primaryUse daily communication within Biate community
region Assam
Meghalaya
Mizoram
scriptOrigin Roman alphabet
linked to: Roman script
spokenBy Biate people
spokenIn Assam
Cachar district
India
Northeast India
subfamily Kuki-Chin language
linked to: Kuki-Chin languages
usedBy Biate community
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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