Alternate Names: Abhor, Abor, Boga’er Luoba, Lhoba, Luoba
Dialects: Ashing, Bokar (Boga’er Luoba), Bori, Karko, Komkar, Milang, Minyong, Padam, Pailibo, Pangi, Pasi, Ramo, Shimong, Tangam. Sun (1993) lists Tani varieties as Apatani ,, Milang, Damu, Mising ,, Bangni ,, Tagin ,, Sagli, south Aya, Leli, and perhaps the Padam, Bokar, Pailibo, Ramo, Bori, Minyong and Pasi dialects of Adi; Asing, Panggi, Simong, Karok, Hill, Mising ,, and some northern and western dialects of Nyishi ,. A different language from Yidu Lhoba ,. Bokar, Milang, Pailibo, and Ramo are very divergent—possibly separate languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 97,000 in India (2001 census). Population total all countries: 100,190.
Language Use: Also use Assamese [asm], Hindi [hin], Nepali [npi]. Used as L2 by Tshangla [tsj].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 59% (2001 census). Radio programs. Grammar. Bible: 2005–2009.
Typology: SOV; particles indicate grammatical relations; long-short vowel distinction; most words polysyllabic; loans mainly from Tibetan.
Writing System: Latin, Tibetan
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe with several subgroups. ‘Adi’, hillman, is a cover term for eastern Tani languages. Traditional religion.