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The North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) is a linguistics society that focuses on the languages and linguistics of Northeast India. NEILS focuses primarily on the Tibeto-Burman languages of the region, as well as the Khasian languages and some Indo-Aryan languages.[1]

NicknameNEILS
Formation2005
FounderJyotiprakash Tamuli, Stephen Morey, and Mark W. Post
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North East Indian Linguistics Society
NicknameNEILS
Formation2005
FounderJyotiprakash Tamuli, Stephen Morey, and Mark W. Post
Founded atGauhati University
Location
  • India
OriginsGuwahati, Assam, India
FieldsLinguistics
Official language
English
Key people
Stephen Morey, Mark W. Post
Websiteneils.org.in
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History

In 2005, the North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) was founded by Jyotiprakash Tamuli (Gauhati University), Stephen Morey (La Trobe University), and Mark W. Post (currently at the University of Sydney).[2][3]

Conferences

From 2007 to 2012, NEILS conferences were held annually, and then afterwards biannually starting from 2014. The conferences are usually held in Assam during the months of January or February.[3]

The first NEILS meeting was held at the Phanidar Dutta Seminar Hall at Gauhati University from 6–7 February 2006.[2] Subsequently, most conferences were held at the Don Bosco Institute (Don Bosco College of Engineering & Technology), Guwahati. Regular attendees have included Robbins Burling, Scott DeLancey, George van Driem, Gwendolyn Hyslop, and other linguists.[citation needed]

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ConferenceLocationDateYearProceedings
NEILS 1Gauhati University6–7 February2006[2]
NEILS 2Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati5–9 February2007[4]
NEILS 3Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati18–22 January2008[5]
NEILS 4North Eastern Hill University16–18 January2009[6]
NEILS 5Gauhati University12–14 February2010[7]
NEILS 6Tezpur University31 January – 2 February2011[8]
NEILS 7Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati2–4 February2012[9]
NEILS 8Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati31 January – 2 February2014[9]
NEILS 9Tezpur University5–7 February2016[1]
NEILS 10Assam University, Silchar29–31 January2018
NEILS 11Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar7–9 February2020
NEILS 12Gauhati University3–5 February2023
NEILS 13Nagaland University, Kohima6–8 February2025[10]
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