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Khasic
Geographic
distribution		Meghalaya and Bangladesh
Linguistic classificationAustroasiatic
Glottologkhas1268
  Khasic

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 no vowel length contrast, as well as 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.

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