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Khasi–Palaungic languages

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Khasi–Palaungic
Geographic
distribution
India, Indochina
Linguistic classificationAustroasiatic
  • Khasi–Palaungic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologkhas1273

The Khasi–Palaungic languages are a primary branch of the Austroasiatic language family of Southeast Asia in the classification of Sidwell (2011, 2018). This is a departure from Diffloth (2005) classification of Khasi-Khmuic with Khmuic and Mangic (Pakanic) now being separate branches within Austroasiatic family.

Languages

As per the classification of Sidwell (2011) and (2018), the Khasi–Palaungic languages are as follows:

Footnotes

References

  • Diffloth, Gérard 2005. "The contribution of linguistic palaeontology and Austroasiatic". in Laurent Sagart, Roger Blench and Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, eds. The Peopling of East Asia: Putting Together Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics. 77–80. London: Routledge Curzon.
  • Sidwell, Paul. 2011. "[1]". Proto-Khasian and Khasi-Palaungic. Austroasiatic Languages Project. Australian National University
  • Sidwell, Paul. 2014. "Khmuic classification and homeland". Mon-Khmer Studies 43.1:47-56