Pnar

E751464

Pnar is an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily by the Pnar (Jaintia) people of the Jaintia Hills region in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pnar canonical 10
Pnar (Jaintia) 2
Pnars 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language
natural language
alternateName Jaintia
linked to: Jaintia Hills

Jaintia language
closelyRelatedTo Khasi
linked to: Khasi people

War language
country India
countryOfficialStatus recognized regional language in Meghalaya (de facto, limited domains)
ethnicGroupAssociated Jaintia people
Pnar people
hasContactLanguage English
Hindi
Khasi
linked to: Khasi language
hasGlottocode pnar1238
hasISO6393Code pbv
hasLinguisticTypology SVO word order
analytic language
hasNeighboringLanguages Assamese
Bengali
Garo
linked to: Garo people

Khasi
linked to: Khasi language
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive tone or pitch accent (described variably)
hasStandardForm emerging regional standard based on Jowai variety
isEndangeredStatus vulnerable (intergenerational transmission under some pressure)
isMinorityLanguageIn India
isSpokenPrimarilyIn Meghalaya
languageBranch Khasian
languageFamily Austroasiatic
mainUrbanCenter Jowai
partOf Austroasiatic languages
linked to: Austroasiatic

Khasian languages
region East Jaintia Hills district
Jaintia Hills district
Northeast India
West Jaintia Hills district
spokenBy Jaintia people
Pnar people
spokenIn India
Jaintia Hills
Meghalaya
subfamily Khasic
usedFor daily communication among Pnar people
folklore and songs
oral tradition
usedIn local education in some schools in Jaintia Hills
local media and cultural programs in Jaintia Hills
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

Roman script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jowai majorLanguage Pnar
Jaintia people selfDesignation Pnars
linked to: Pnar
Pnar people ethnicity Pnar
Jowai Municipal Board hasOfficialLanguage Pnar (regional use, where applicable)
linked to: Pnar
West Jaintia Hills district majorEthnicGroup Pnar (Jaintia)
linked to: Pnar
Nartiang ethnicGroup Pnar (Jaintia)
linked to: Pnar
Nartiang language Pnar
Synteng people alsoKnownAs Pnars
linked to: Pnar