Alternate Names: Dimasa Kachari, Hills Kachari
Dialects: Dimasa, Hariamba. Related to Kachari ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 112,000 (2001 census).
Language Use: Largely assimilated into Bengali [ben] and Assamese [asm] communities (Van Driem 2007). Used as L2 by Sakachep [sch].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 60% in Assam (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Writing System: Bengali, Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Some ethnic Dimasa speak other languages as L1: Mikir Karbi ,, Bengali ,, and Assamese ,. Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.