Khasic | |
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Geographic distribution | India, Bangladesh |
Linguistic classification | Austroasiatic
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Proto-language | Proto-Khasic |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | khas1268 |
Map of the Khasic languages |
The Khasic or Khasian languages are a family of Austroasiatic languages native to the Shillong Plateau and spoken by the Khasi, Pnar and other related ethnic groups. Most of them reside in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya where Khasi speakers form a plurality of the population. Smaller Khasic-speaking pockets are found in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.[1]