| Koch | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India,Bangladesh |
| Ethnicity | Koch |
Native speakers | 36,434 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kdq |
| Glottolog | koch1250 |
| ELP | Koch |
| Pani Koch (= Banai, Wanang) | |
 Map of the Koch language | |
Koch is aSino-Tibetan language spoken by theKoch people ofIndia andBangladesh. It is primarily spoken in the Indian states ofMeghalaya andLower Assam and in the northern parts of the countryBangladesh, where it serves as a major means of communication among theKoches. Koch language is written with Assamese, Bengali, Roman scripts.
There is an organization Koch Krorang Mathop in Tura,Meghalaya which publishes Koch materials, such as books, an annual Koch magazine. Koch Development Forum is also working on the promotion of the Koch language among the Koch people who have now switched their language toIndo-Aryan languages.
The state and National Anthem of Assam inKoch :
| Kocho koro | Assamese |
|---|---|
O' ani apani hadam Edeghenek kanchikni O' ani kanchikni hurang O' ani bongni thane Chai lana ang | অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ এনেখন শুৱলা, এনেখন সুফলা অ' মোৰ সুৰীয়া মাত অ' মোৰ ওপজা ঠাই চাই লওঁ এবাৰ মুখনি তোমাৰ |
| English | koch InLatin script | koch InBengali-Assamese script |
|---|---|---|
| All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. | Habongni hisape bebak morota rasong aro adhikar wai soman aro jokni. Orongni prengni aro chotta towa. Orong sopan sopanna ada-ajong ghenek bebohar hawni se usit dowa. | হাবঙনি হিছাপে বেবাক মৰতা ৰাছঙ আৰ' আধিকাৰ ৱাই ছমান আৰ' জক্নি।অৰঙনি প্ৰেঙনি আৰ' চত্তা তৱা।অৰঙ ছপান ছপান্না আদা-আজঙ ঘেনেক বেবহাৰ হাৱনি ছে উছিত দৱা। |
The Koch language is currently represented by five surviving dialects, which are as follows:
| English | KochHarigaya | KochTintikiya | KochWanang |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is your name? | Nani ata mung? | Nani bita mung? | Nani atõ mung? |
| My name is xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. |
| English | KochHarigaya | KochWanang |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | Era | Riyaa |
| One | Sa | Saa |
| Two | Ning | Ning |
| Three | Tam | Tam |
| Four | Bri | Bri |
| Five | Bõng | Bãng |
| Six | Krõp | Krob |
| Seven | Sin | Sin |
| Eight | Gin | Bin |
| Nine | Gis | Gin |
| Ten | Cha |
Koch is spoken in:
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