Atong

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Atong (India) atong ([atɔŋ]).

Proper noun

Atong

1. A Sino-Tibetan language, related to Garo, spoken in northeastern India and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.
   • 1981, Milton S. Sangma, History and Culture of the Garos, page 136:

     In fact, other Garo groups hardly understand the Atong language.

   • 2014, Seino van Breugel, A Grammar of Atong, →ISBN:

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Atong (Cameroon) Atong (Atoŋ).

Proper noun

Atong

1. A Grassfields-Bantu language of Cameroon.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Atong, aot ⁠ (Tibeto-Burman)
• Ethnologue entry for Atong, ato ⁠ (Grassfields Bantu)

Anagrams

• Tonga, on tag, tag on, tango, tonga