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.
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).
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.
The first NEILS meeting was held at the Phanidar Dutta Seminar Hall at Gauhati University from 6–7 February 2006. 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.
Conference Location Date Year Proceedings NEILS 1 Gauhati University 6–7 February 2006 NEILS 2 Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati 5–9 February 2007 NEILS 3 Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati 18–22 January 2008 NEILS 4 North Eastern Hill University 16–18 January 2009 NEILS 5 Gauhati University 12–14 February 2010 NEILS 6 Tezpur University 31 January – 2 February 2011 NEILS 7 Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati 2–4 February 2012 NEILS 8 Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati 31 January – 2 February 2014 NEILS 9 Tezpur University 5–7 February 2016 NEILS 10 Assam University, Silchar 29–31 January 2018 NEILS 11 Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar 7–9 February 2020 NEILS 12 Gauhati University 3–5 February 2023 NEILS 13 Nagaland University, Kohima 6–8 February 2025
References
External links
NEILS archive at the SEAlang Library (2006–2016) Northeast Indian Linguistics Society dictionary archives