This volume, containing 16 research papers, attempts to examine the different linguistic aspects of various Tibeto-Burman languages of six north-eastern states of India—Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. It presents a detailed description of their phonology, morphology, syntax and socio-linguistics.

The Tibeto-Burman languages of North-East India, studied in this book, include Dimasa, Mara, Biate, Halam-Ranglong, Bodo, Sangtam, Rabha, Kuki-chin, Phom, Rongmei, Vaiphei, Monsang, Lai, Gangte and Awe.