| Koch | |
| States: | India, Bangladesh |
| Ethnicity: | Koch |
| Speakers: | 36,434 |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Ref: | [1] |
| Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
| Fam2: | Tibeto-Burman? |
| Fam3: | Central? |
| Fam4: | Sal |
| Fam5: | Boro-Garo |
| Fam6: | Kochic |
| Iso3: | kdq |
| Glotto: | koch1250 |
| Glottorefname: | Koch |
| Elp2: | 5679 |
| Elpname2: | Pani Koch (= Banai, Wanang) |
Koch is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Koch people of India and Bangladesh. It is primarily spoken in the Indian states of Meghalaya, West Bengal, and Lower Assam and in the parts of the country Bangladesh, where it serves as a major means of communication among the Koches (including Koch-Rajbongshi) and other ethnic groups in the region. Koch language is written with Assamese, Bengali, Roman scripts.
There is an organization Koch Krorang Mathop in Tura, Meghalaya which publishes Koch materials, such as books, an annual Koch magazine. Koch Development Forum is also working on the promotion of the Koch language among the Koch people who have now switched their language to Indo-Aryan languages.
The state and National Anthem of Assam in Koch :
The Koch language is currently represented by six surviving dialects, which are as follows:
| Koch Harigaya | Koch Tintikiya | Koch Wanang | Koch Kocha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is your name? | Nani ata mung? | Nani bita mung? | Nani atõ mung? | Nini mung utung? | |
| My name is xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. | Ani mung Xyz. |
| Koch Harigaya | Koch Wanang | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero | Era | Riyaa | |
| One | Sa | Saa | |
| Two | Ning | Ning | |
| Three | Tam | Tam | |
| Four | Bri | Bri | |
| Five | Bõng | Bãng | |
| Six | Krõp | Krob | |
| Seven | Sin | Sin | |
| Eight | Gin | Bin | |
| Nine | Gis | Gin | |
| Ten | Cha |
Koch is spoken in:
Hodi or Koch Mandai and Kocho koro
Rajbongshi koch
Hodi or Koch Mandai or koch
Rajbongshi koch, Kocha Rabha