Atong
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Atong (India) atong ([atɔŋ]).
Proper noun
Atong
- A Sino-Tibetan language, related to Garo, spoken in northeastern India and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.
- 1981, Milton S. Sangma, History and Culture of the Garos, page 136:
- In fact, other Garo groups hardly understand the Atong language.
- 2014, Seino van Breugel, A Grammar of Atong, →ISBN:
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Atong (Cameroon) Atong (Atoŋ).
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Atong, aot
(Tibeto-Burman) - Ethnologue entry for Atong, ato (Grassfields Bantu)
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