Rabha language

Rabha is a Sino-Tibetan language of Northeast India. The two dialects, Maitori and Rongdani, are divergent enough to cause problems in communication. According to U.V. Joseph, there are three dialects, viz. Rongdani, Maitori and Kocha. Joseph writes that "the Kocha dialect, spoken along the northern bank of the Brahmaputra, is highly divergent and is not intelligible to a Rongdani or Maitori speaker". Joseph also writes that "The dialect variations between Rongdani and Maitori, both of which are spoken on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra, in the Goalpara district of Assam and belong to the northern slopes of Meghalaya, are minimal". He concludes the paragraph on dialectal variation with: "The Rongdani-Maitori dialectal differences become gradually more marked as one moves further west".
In 2007, U.V. Joseph published a grammar of Rabha with Brill in their series Languages of the Greater Himalayan Region.

A representation of different Rabha numbers

English	Rongdani	Kocha	Maitori	Standard Rabha
Zero	Tha	slong	Slo	Slong	-
One	Sa	Sa	Sa	Sa	-
Two	Ning	Ning	Ning	Ning	-
Three	Tham	Tam	Tham	Tham	-
Four	Cesa	Bri	Ari	Bri	-
Five	Tola	Bwnga	Campa	Bwng	-
Six	Krop	Do / Krop	Hes	Krop	-
Seven	Siya	Sin	Sorta	Sin	-
Eight	Gin	Gin	Parta	Gin	-
Nine	Bing	suku	Pindas	Suku	-
Ten	Satha	Chi	Goda	Hasi / chi	-
Eleven	Sasa	Chisa	Godasa	sisa	-
Twelve	Saning	Chining	Godaning	sining	-
Thirteen	Satham	Chitaam	Godatham	sitham	-
Fourteen	Sacesa	Chibri	Godaari	sibri	-
Fifteen	Satola	Chibwnga	Godacampa	sibwng	-
Sixteen	Sakrob	Chikrop	Godahes	sikrop	-
Seventeen	Sasiya	Chisin	Godasorta	sisin	-
Eighteen	Sagin	Chigin	Godaparta	sigin	-
Nineteen	Sabing	Chisuku	Godapindas	sisuku	-
Twenty	Ningtha	ningchi	Rikha	Ningsi	-
Twentyone	Ningsa	ningchisa	Rikhasa	Ningsisa	-
Twentytwo	Ningning	ningchining	Rikhaning	Ningsining	-
Twentythree	Ningtham	ningchitam	Rikhatham	Ningsitham	-
Twentyfour	Ningcesa	ningchibri	Rikhaari	Ningsibri	-
Twentyfive	Ningtola	ningchibwnga	Rikhacampa	Ningsibwng	-
Twentysix	Ningkrob	ningchikrop	Rikhahes	Ningsikrop	-
Twentyseven	Ningsiya	ningchisin	Rikhasorta	Ningsisin	-
Twentyeight	Ninggin	ningchigin	Rikhaparta	Ningsigin	-
Twentynine	Ningbing	ningchisuku	Rikhapindas	Ningsisuku	-
Thirty	Thamtha	tamchi	Siri	Thamsi	-
Forty	Cesatha	brichi	Arli	Brisi	-
Fifty	Tolatha	bwngachi	Phala	Bwngsi	-
Sixty	Krobtha	kropchi	Hesti	Kropsi	-
Seventy	Siyatha	sinchi	Sorto	Sinsi	-
Eighty	Gintha	ginchi	Arsi	Ginsi	-
Ninety	Bingtha	sukuchi	Pinsip	Sukusi	-
Hundred	sathatha	sosa	Gota	So	-
Twohundred	Ningthatha	soning	Gotaning	Soning	-
Threehundred	Thamthatha	sotam	Gotatham	Sotham	-
Fourhundred	Cesathatha	sobri	Gotaari	Sobri	-
Fivehundred	Tolathatha	sobwnga	Gotaphala	Sobwng	-
Sixhundred	Krobthatha	sokrop	Gotahesti	Sokrop	-
Sevenhundred	Siyathatha	sosin	Gotasorto	Sosin	-
Eighthundred	Ginthatha	sogin	Gotaarsi	Sogin	-
Ninehundred	Bingthatha	sosuku	Gotapinsip	Sosuku	-
Thousand	Satha³	sochi	Hajar	Sohasi	-

Geographical distribution

According to the Ethnologue, Rabha is spoken in the following areas of India.

There are also 1,600 Rabha in 9 districts of Bhutan.