Tiwa-English Dictionary

Tiwa-English Dictionary: with English-Tiwa Index is a dictionary of the Tiwa language of Northeast India.^[1][2]

Tiwa-English Dictionary

First Edition of Tiwa-English Dictionary
Editors	UV Jose, Horsing Kholar, Juliana Maslai, Alfred Maslai, Bibiana Maslai, Simon Mithi
Author	U V Jose
Illustrator	Horsing Kholar, Silvanus Kholar, Nobel Maslai and Romeo Maslai
Cover artist	Linda Konnerth and Piten Basumatary
Language	English
Genre	Dictionary
Published	29 March 2014
Publisher	Don Bosco Center for Indigenous Culture
Publication place	India
Media type	Dictionary
Pages	864
7610 headwords, 8576 sub-entries, thousands of phrases, idioms and examples, all marked for their phonemic tones with indication of borrowings from Assamese/Bengali, Hindi, Khasi and Karbi dialect synonyms in the Amsai, Magro and Amkha dialects, besides the primary Marjong variety.

About the author

Dr. UV Jose who has a PhD in linguistics, has been associated with Umswai Valley, the Tiwa tribe and the Tiwa language for more than 10 years.

His analysis of Tiwa is aided by his knowledge of related languages like Garo, Rabha and Boro, and that of Khasi, Karbi, Assamese and Hindi, with which Tiwa has had, and continues to have much contact.^[3]

See also

• Deo Langkhui
• Wanshuwa Festival
• Shikdamakha
• Tiwa Autonomous Council (Tiwashong)
• Machal Lalung
• Horsing Kholar