The Khasic or Khasian languages are a family of Austroasiatic languages native to the Shillong Plateau, spoken by the Khasi, Pnar and other related ethnic groups. Most reside in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, where Khasi speakers form a plurality of the population, with smaller Khasic-speaking pockets in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.
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RegionMeghalaya, northeastern India; pockets in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Sylhet Division, Bangladesh 1 Proto-Language StatusProto-Khasian and Proto-Pnar-Khasi-Lyngngam reconstructed by Sidwell (2018); Proto-Khasian about 2,000-2,500 years ago 1 Sources
1. Khasic languages - Wikipedia
Opening section
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.
Reconstruction section
Proto-Khasian and Proto-Pnar-Khasi-Lyngngam have been reconstructed by Paul Sidwell (2018). Proto-Khasian is estimated to have originated about 2,000-2,500 years ago, with War splitting from other Khasian linguistic varieties about 1,500 years ago.
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