Khasic languages

Khasic
Khasic
Geographic; distribution	Meghalaya and Bangladesh
Linguistic classification	Austroasiatic Khasi–Palaungic Khasic; ;
Language codes
Glottolog	khas1268
	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 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

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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