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Dafla

Dafla

9.9
A group of related languages spoken by the Nyishi people in northeastern India
  • noun
: dafla
  • The Dafla languages are classified under the Kamarupan group of the Tibeto-Burman family.

Examples

  • Linguists have documented the Dafla languages in various districts of Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Efforts to preserve Dafla have increased as speakers become more aware of language endangerment.

  • The Dafla languages are unique to the Nyishi people.

  • Many linguists study the Dafla languages in Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Linguists have documented the Dafla languages in various districts of Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Efforts to preserve Dafla have increased as speakers become more aware of language endangerment.

  • The Dafla languages are classified under the Kamarupan group of the Tibeto-Burman family.

Synonyms

Dafla language
vsDafla
  • Specialized
9.9

A language spoken by the Dafla people in northeast India

is about languages spoken by a different local ethnic group in the same region

Compounds

Dafla language
  • Specialized
9.9

A language spoken by the Dafla people in northeast India

Surface Forms

Dafla singular
Daflas plural

Etymology

The word Dafla comes from an old name used by outsiders for a group of people now usually called Nyishi in northeastern India. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Dafla as the name for the small group of local languages they speak in Arunachal Pradesh, so the word points to both the people and their languages.