Modi hails Assam man’s mission to document Karbi language

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the efforts of Sikari Tissau, a resident of Assam who is on a life-long mission to document the Karbi language. Modi stated this during his “Mann ki Baat” programme, which is the PM’s monthly radio address to the nation broadcasted on the last Sunday of every month.

“Tisso of Karbi Anglong district of Assam has been documenting Karbi language for 20 years. Language is now disappearing from the mainstream, so he decided to protect the identity of theirs.

Today his efforts have resulted in the documentation of information about the language,” the Prime Minister said.
Karbi is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Karbi tribe in the parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Burma and Bangladesh.