Haflong Hindi () is the lingua franca of Dima Hasao district of Assam state of India.Col Ved Prakash, "Encyclopaedia of North-east India, Vol# 2", Atlantic Publishers Distributors;Pg 575, It is a pidgin that stemmed from Hindi and includes vocabulary from several other languages, such as Assamese, Dimasa and Zeme Naga. It is named after Haflong, which is the headquarters of Dima Hasao district (North Cachar Hills).
Example phrases The dialect is largely intelligible to Hindi speakers, and features simplified grammar with loanword infusions.
PhraseModern Standard Hindi equivalent English glosses Meaninghum tumko modot korne nahi sekegaमैं तुमको मदद कर नहीं सकूँगा/सकूँगी I (hum) you (tumko) help (modot) can't (nahi sekega)'I can't help you.'tumra kuttaa se humko kamraayaaतुम्हारे कुत्ते ने मुझे काटाYour (tumra) dog (kuttaa) me (humko) bit (kamraayaa) 'Your dog bit me.'tum kaha jaigahतुम कहाँ जाओगेWhere (kaha) you (tum) go (jaigah)'Where will you go?'
In contrast to printed forms of Hindi, the Haflong variety lacks person and number agreement in the verb and ergative marking of the subject when transitive clauses are in a preterite or perfect tense.
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