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{{Short description|Linguistics society in Assam, India}}
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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]].<ref name="NEILS 8"/>

==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]]).<ref name="NEILS 1"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web | title=North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS) | url=https://neils.org.in/about | access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="auto"/>

The first NEILS meeting was held at the Phanidar Dutta Seminar Hall at [[Gauhati University]] from 6–7 February 2006.<ref name="NEILS 1"/> 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.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

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! Conference !! Location !! Date !! Year !! Proceedings
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| NEILS 1 || [[Gauhati University]] || 6–7 February || 2006 || <ref name="NEILS 1">{{cite book |editor-last1=Morey |editor-first1=Stephen |editor-last2=Post |editor-first2=Mark |date=2008 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=1 |url=https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/18899/4/18899_Morey_%26_Post_2008_Front_Pages.pdf |location=New Delhi |publisher=Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=9788175968431 |doi=10.1017/UPO9788175968431|hdl=1885/12479 }}</ref>
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| NEILS 2 || Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati || 5–9 February || 2007 || <ref name="NEILS 2">{{cite book |editor-last1=Morey |editor-first1=Stephen |editor-last2=Post |editor-first2=Mark |date=2009 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=2 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263852046 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-81-7596-714-4 |doi=10.1017/UPO9788175968554|hdl=1885/12479 }}</ref>
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| NEILS 3 || Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati || 18–22 January || 2008 || <ref name="NEILS 3">{{cite book |editor-last1=Hyslop |editor-first1=Gwendolyn |editor-last2=Morey |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Post |editor-first3=Mark W. |date=2011 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=3 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263852161 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. |doi=10.1017/UPO9788175968875|hdl=1885/12479 |isbn=9788175968875 }}</ref>
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| NEILS 4 || [[North Eastern Hill University]] || 16–18 January || 2009 || <ref name="NEILS 4">{{cite book |editor-last1=Hyslop |editor-first1=Gwendolyn |editor-last2=Morey |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Post |editor-first3=Mark W. |date=2012 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=4 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263852055 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. |doi=10.1017/9789382264521|hdl=1885/12479 |isbn=9789382264521 }}</ref>
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| NEILS 5 || [[Gauhati University]] || 12–14 February || 2010 || <ref name="NEILS 5">{{cite book |editor-last1=Hyslop |editor-first1=Gwendolyn |editor-last2=Morey |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Post |editor-first3=Mark W. |date=2013 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=5 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263852168 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Foundation Books, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-93-82264-72-9 |doi=10.1017/9789382993285|hdl=1885/12479 }}</ref>
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| NEILS 6 || [[Tezpur University]] || 31 January – 2 February || 2011 || <ref name="NEILS 6">{{cite book |editor-last1=Hyslop |editor-first1=Gwendolyn |editor-last2=Konnerth |editor-first2=Linda |editor-last3=Morey |editor-first3=Stephen |editor-last4=Sarmah |editor-first4=Priyankoo |date=2014 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=6 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/1885/12479 |location=Canberra |publisher=Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University |hdl=1885/12479 |isbn=9781922185136}}</ref>
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| NEILS 7 || Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati || 2–4 February || 2012 || <ref name="NEILS 7">{{cite book |editor-last1=Konnerth |editor-first1=Linda |editor-last2=Morey |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Sarmah |editor-first3=Priyankoo |editor-last4=Teo |editor-first4=Amos |date=2015 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=7 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95392 |location=Canberra |publisher=Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University |hdl=1885/95392 |isbn=9781922185273}}</ref>
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| NEILS 8 || Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati || 31 January – 2 February || 2014 || <ref name="NEILS 7"/>
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| NEILS 9 || [[Tezpur University]] || 5–7 February || 2016 || <ref name="NEILS 8">{{cite book |editor-last1=Konnerth |editor-first1=Linda |editor-last2=Morey |editor-first2=Stephen |editor-last3=Teo |editor-first3=Amos |date=2018 |title=North East Indian Linguistics |volume=8 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155280 |location=Canberra |publisher=Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University |hdl=1885/155280 |isbn=978-1-922185-41-9}}</ref>
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| NEILS 10 || [[Assam University]], [[Silchar]] || 29–31 January || 2018 ||
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| NEILS 11 || [[Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar]] || 7–9 February || 2020 ||
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| NEILS 12 || [[Gauhati University]] || 3–5 February || 2023 ||
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| NEILS 13 || [[Nagaland University]], [[Kohima]] || 6–8 February || 2025 || <ref>{{cite web | title=13th International Conference of the North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS13) | website=Linguist List | url=https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/NEILS13/ | access-date=2024-12-18}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{URL|https://neils.org.in/}}
* [http://sealang.net/neils/ NEILS archive] at the [[SEAlang Library]] (2006–2016)
* [http://sealang.net/archives/neils/ Northeast Indian Linguistics Society dictionary archives]

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[[Category:Linguistic societies]]
[[Category:Linguistics organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2005]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:Languages of Northeast India|*]]
[[Category:Gauhati University]]

North East Indian Linguistics Society - Revision history

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