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Atong

Atong proper noun: a Sino-Tibetan language, related to Garo, spoken in northeastern India and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.

Proper noun (1)

Atong

  1. A Sino-Tibetan language, related to Garo, spoken in northeastern India and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.
    • In fact, other Garo groups hardly understand the Atong language.1981, Milton S. Sangma, History and Culture of the Garos, page 136

Proper noun (2)

Atong

  1. A Grassfields-Bantu language of Cameroon.

Origin of Atong

Borrowed from Atong (India) atong ([atɔŋ]).

Borrowed from Atong (Cameroon) Atong (Atoŋ).

Questions about Atong

What does Atong mean?
Atong means a Sino-Tibetan language, related to Garo, spoken in northeastern India and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.
What part of speech is Atong?
Atong is a proper noun.

Words near Atong in the dictionary

  1. atoner
  2. atoners
  3. atones
  4. atonest
  5. atoneth
  6. Atong
  7. atonia
  8. atonias
  9. atonic
  10. atonically
  11. atonicities

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