Alternate Names: Aka, Angka, Angkae, Gusso, Hrusso, Tenae
Dialects: Hruso, Levai (Bangru). No apparent wider affiliation within Tibeto-Burman. Varieties sometimes grouped under Tibeto-Burman as Hruish. Levai is similar to Miji , and may be a distinct language. Lexical similarity: 9% between Koro , and the Hruso dialect ,. Both are highly dissimilar to neighboring languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 (Van Driem 2007).
Language Use: Steady shift away from Hruso, especially among youth educated outside the area. Also use Assamese [asm], English [eng], Hindi [hin], Miji [sjl]. Used as L2 by Bugun [bgg], Miji [sjl].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 48%: males 58%, females 39% (2001 census).
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: ’Aka’, painted. Has 2 ethnic groups (Kavatsun and Kutsun) and an additional subdivision called Miri-Akas on the other side of Kaya River (known as Khrome) who speak Mising ,, not Hruso. Probably not the same as Plains Miri or Hill Miri (Mising) , (Sinha 1962). Aka in East Kameng District are called Koro Aka ,, distinct from Hruso Aka in West Kameng. Traditional religion, Christian.