Question 4349
Khasi language is included in ________.
Answer
Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family
Why?
Khasi language forms a part of the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austro-Asiatic sub-family . Key Points It is spoken in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of the State of Meghalaya . Khasi is one of the only Mon-Khmer languages spoken outside South-East Asia . Santhali and Khasi (Spoken Mostly in Meghalaya) are the languages in India that belong to the Austro-Asiatic language family. Austro stands for " south " in Greek, so the name Austro-Asiatic. The languages that belong to this family are mostly spoken in Southeast Asia . The Austro-Asiatic family includes total 168 languages. They are further divided into two branches: Mon-Khmer - 147 languages, and Munda - 21 languages Munda branch of the Austro-Asiatic sub-family includes languages like Santhali , Ho , Mundari , Korku , Bhumij . North Assam branch of Sino-Tibetan family includes languages like Mandarin , Wu , Xiang , Hakka , Yue , Cantonese . Assam-Myanmari branch of Sino-Tibetan family includes languages like Lushai , Tibetan , Kachin , Garo .
