Galo (gallo)

Galo is a member of the Western Tani branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is spoken in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the northeast of India by about 29,000 people. In particular it is spoken in the districts of Siang, Dibang Valley, Lohit, Changlang and Upper Subansiri.

Galo is also known as Galo Adi, Adi, Adi-Gallong, Gallong or Galong. Dialects include Lare, Pugo and Karka. It is written with the Latin alphabet using a spelling system developed by the Language Development Committee of the Galo Welfare Society. Written Galo is based on the Lare dialect (laree galoo).

Galo alphabet (gallo Ennam)

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Some details provided by Biswajit Mandal

Sample sentences

hiloo-mvroo, qvvk omev zabdaq na bvre.
Nowadays, do you reckon our kids are (capable) speakers (of Galo) or not?
hiloo mvroo gv rvnam duunvmv axxig.
The lifestyle of nowadays has become a bit different, eh?
vdwna hwgw hottuu m-horv...okkv, hobee-pvtav...hot-hoxxo anin-maabv rvto.
Tons of these wild animals were here, big and small, in countless numbers.

Source: A Grammar of Galo. Mark W. Post. 2007.

Sample videos

Information about Galo | Phrases | Numbers

Links

Information about Galo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallong_language
https://www.academia.edu/197280/A_Grammar_of_Galo
https://www.academia.edu/1327725/A_Script_for_the_Galo_Language
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/adl

Tani languages

Adi, Apatani, Bokar, Bori, Galo, Hill Miri, Mising (Plains Miri), Nishi

Page created: 21.03.22. Last modified: 04.08.24

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