Garo language

Garo
Garo
A·chikku
Native to	India and Bangladesh
Region	Meghalaya, Assam, Bangladesh
Ethnicity	Garo
Native speakers	1,145,323 (2011)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Sal Bodo-Garo Garo Garo; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Am·beng,; A·we ba A·kawe,; Matchi,; Matchi-Dual,; Matabeng ba Matjangchi,; Gara-Ganching,; Chisak,; Atong,; Ruga,; Me·gam ba Lyngam,; Chibok,; Kamrup,; Atiagra,;
Writing system	Latin script; ; A-Chik Tokbirim
Official status
Official language in	India Meghalaya;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	grt
Glottolog	garo1247
ELP	Garo
	Map of Garo speaking areas
	Garo is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Garo, also referred to by its endonym A·chikku, is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Northeast Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam, and Tripura. It is also spoken in certain areas of the neighbouring Bangladesh. It has associate official status in some districts within Meghalaya since 2005 and became a full-fledged official language of the state in 2026. According to the 2001 census, there are about 889,000 Garo speakers in India alone; another 130,000 are found in Bangladesh.