Khasi
Language Information
Khasi is spoken in northeastern India, in Meghalaya (around Shillong) and Assam, and in Bangladesh.
Khasi is an Austroasiatic language with about 1.4 million speakers. It is written in the Roman alphabet, introduced by Welsh missionaries in the 1840s. Like the Garo, the Khasi are matrilineal.
Khasi is an Austroasiatic language with about 1.4 million speakers. It is written in the Roman alphabet, introduced by Welsh missionaries in the 1840s. Like the Garo, the Khasi are matrilineal.
- Language Family
- Mon-Khmer
- Subgroup
- Khasic
Khasi Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Khasi
Ïa ki bynriew baroh la kha laitluid bad ki ïaryngkat ha ka burom bad ki hok. Ha ki la bsiap da ka bor pyrkhat bad ka jingïatiplem bad ha ka mynsiem jingsngew shipara ki dei ban ïatrei bynrap lang.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights