Dzongkha, Groma, Hindi, Majhi, Majhwar, Thulung, Tibetan, and Yakkha. Nepali is the lingua franca of Sikkim while Bhutia and Lepcha are spoken in certain...

Haryanvi, 0.1% Kisan, 0.1% Kulung, 0.1% Kumhali, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Sherpa, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.4% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 23.8% were Hill Brahmin, 15.7%...

Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts...

Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It serves as a lingua franca in parts of the Northeast India from a long time, in Arunachal Pradesh...

the official language of the state being English, Nagamese functions as a lingua franca and is spoken by nearly all Nagaland inhabitants. It is also used...

minority. There are over 450,000 speakers of this language. Hakha Chin is the lingua franca in Thantlang and Hakha townships of Chin State. The Hakha Chin (Lai)...

(Lusei/Lushai) or Mizo language (endonym in Duhlian or Lushai is Mizo ṭawng), the lingua franca language of Mizoram. Zou as spoken in India is similar to the Paite...

Haflong Hindi (Hindi: हफ़लौंग हिन्दी) is the lingua franca of Dima Hasao district of Assam state of India. It is a pidgin that stemmed from Hindustani...

The Kirati people include Khambu (Rai), Limbu (Subba), Sunuwar (Mukhiya), Yakkha (Dewan), Dhimal, etc. Although each of them has its own language (belonging...

mainly in the Indian state of Mizoram, where it is the official language and lingua franca. It is the mother tongue of the Mizo people and some members of the...

including Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic. In addition, English serves as the lingua franca of Israel. Though many Jewish languages are not genetically related...

official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a lingua franca. Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in...

I/L Lushai lushai lusai 卢萨语 lut I/L Dəxʷləšucid Lushootseed luu I/L Lumba-Yakkha luv I/L Luwati luw I/L Luo luy M/L Luyia 卢希亚语 luz I/L Luri, Southern 南卢尔语...

family of languages. Nefamese emerged in eastern Arunachal Pradesh as a lingua franca among the Nyishi, Adi, Apatanai, Khampti, Hill Miri, Idu Mishimi...

groups include the Lepchas and Bhutias. The Kiratis are Rais, Limbus, Yakkhas Sunuwars, Dhimals and The Indian Gorkha ethnic groups include Chhetri,...

district, Nagaland Most Zeme speakers are bi- or multi-lingual in the regional lingua franca of Manipuri and English. Zeme belongs to the Kuki-Chin section of...

the 20+ Hmar subtribes had their own dialect, over time they developed a lingua-franca, a common language for them all which today is known as "Khawsak...

becoming partially assimilated by the invading Shans, resorted to speaking the lingua franca, which was a mixture of their native tongue and Prakrit. This process...

adopted as a lingua franca by many sub-tribes in Sagaing Division of Myanmar. In India, Nagamese or Nefamese are typically used as a lingua franca. The...

Aimol. Additionally, Aimol is reportedly less influenced by Meitei, the lingua franca of the state of Manipur, as compared to the other neighboring languages...