Khasic languages
E229207
The Khasic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, notably including Khasi, the major language of Meghalaya.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khasic languages canonical | 5 |
| Khas language | 1 |
| Proto-Khasic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1945863 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khasic languages Context triple: [Austroasiatic, hasLanguage, Khasic languages]
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A.
Katuic languages
Katuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Laos, Vietnam, and neighboring regions by various indigenous ethnic groups.
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B.
Maipurean languages
The Maipurean languages are a major branch of the Arawakan language family, historically spoken across large areas of northern South America and the Caribbean.
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C.
Karkar-Yuri languages
The Karkar-Yuri languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily on Karkar Island and nearby areas of Papua New Guinea.
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D.
Minahasanic languages
Minahasanic languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken by the Minahasan people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Tamanic languages
The Tamanic languages are a small subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken in parts of Borneo, known for their close relationship to other South Sulawesi–linked languages despite their geographic separation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khasic languages Target entity description: The Khasic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, notably including Khasi, the major language of Meghalaya.
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A.
Katuic languages
Katuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in Laos, Vietnam, and neighboring regions by various indigenous ethnic groups.
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B.
Maipurean languages
The Maipurean languages are a major branch of the Arawakan language family, historically spoken across large areas of northern South America and the Caribbean.
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C.
Karkar-Yuri languages
The Karkar-Yuri languages are a small group of closely related Papuan languages spoken primarily on Karkar Island and nearby areas of Papua New Guinea.
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D.
Minahasanic languages
Minahasanic languages are a small group of Austronesian languages spoken by the Minahasan people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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E.
Tamanic languages
The Tamanic languages are a small subgroup of the Austronesian language family spoken in parts of Borneo, known for their close relationship to other South Sulawesi–linked languages despite their geographic separation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language family branch ⓘ |
| arealGrouping |
Northeast India
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Khmuic languages
ⓘ
Palaungic languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Jaintia Hills
ⓘ
Khasi Hills ⓘ Ri Bhoi district ⓘ
surface form:
Ri-Bhoi district
|
| hasEthnicGroup |
Khasi people
ⓘ
Pnar people ⓘ Khasi people ⓘ
surface form:
War Khasi people
|
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
post-nominal plural markers
ⓘ
preverbal tense-aspect markers ⓘ |
| hasISO639_3Code | kha (for Khasi, principal Khasic language) ⓘ |
| hasMajorLanguage | Khasi language ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Bhoi language
ⓘ
Khasi language ⓘ Lyngngam language ⓘ Pnar language ⓘ War language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters in some dialects
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length in some varieties ⓘ |
| historicalContactWith |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Assamese
ⓘ
surface form:
Assamese language
Bengali ⓘ
surface form:
Bengali language
English language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| majorLanguageOf | Meghalaya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic language family
|
| primaryWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the major tribal language groups of Northeast India ⓘ |
| researchField | Austroasiatic linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Assam
ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Meghalaya ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern India
|
| subclassOf |
Austroasiatic
ⓘ
surface form:
Austroasiatic languages
|
| typologicalFeature |
analytic morphology
ⓘ
monosyllabic roots ⓘ register contrast in vowels ⓘ rich system of demonstratives ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian religious activities in Meghalaya
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education in Meghalaya (primary level, for Khasi) ⓘ local administration in parts of Meghalaya ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Khasic languages Description of subject: The Khasic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in northeastern India, notably including Khasi, the major language of Meghalaya.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khas language
this entity surface form:
Proto-Khasic