Khasic languages
| Khasic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Meghalaya and Bangladesh |
| Linguistic classification |
Austroasiatic
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| Glottolog | khas1268[1] |
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The Khasic or Khasian languages are a family of Austroasiatic languages spoken in the northeastern Indian state Meghalaya and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. They consist of:
- Khasi
- Pnar (Jaintia): closest to Proto-Khasi
- War: southern dialect displaying neither vowel length contrast nor vowel restructuring
- Amwi
- Bhoi
- Lyngngam: Speakers were former Garo speakers who had adopted Khasi.
Paul Sidwell (2011) suggests that Khasian is closely related to Palaungic, forming a Khasi–Palaungic branch.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Khasian". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Sidwell, Paul. 2011. Proto-Khasian and Khasi-Palaungic. Journal of the South East Asia linguistics society, Vol. 4.2, pages 144-168, December 2011.
- Sidwell, Paul. 2011b. Proto-Khasian (or -War-Khasi); reconstruction and classification. Presented at SEALS 21, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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