Ahom

A language of India

ISO 639: aho
Alternate Names: Tai Ahom
Population: No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: No ethnic community.
Location:: Assam state.
Language Status: 9 (Second language only).
Classification: Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern
Language Use: Not spoken in daily life; used in religious chants and literary materials. Attempts to revive the spoken language are underway, with assistance of scholars from the Aiton [aio] and Phake [phk] communities (2007).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ahom
Writing: Ahom script [Ahom].
Other Comments: Former language of the Tai-Ahom king. Possibly 8,000,000 Assamese [asm] speakers claim to be of Ahom descent (1990 A. Diller).

Location: Assam state.