Maharam language

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The Maharam language is a lesser-known Austroasiatic language spoken by the Maharam (Maram) people of the Khasi Hills in northeastern India.

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Maharam language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language
language
alternativeName Maram language NERFINISHED
classificationStatus minority language of India
continent Asia
country India
endangeredStatus lesser-known
under-documented
ethnicGroupAssociated Maharam (Maram) people NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution villages in the Khasi Hills region
hasTypology SVO word order (likely, as in related Khasi languages)
languageFamily Austroasiatic
locatedIn Northeastern India NERFINISHED
macroFamily Mon–Khmer NERFINISHED
primaryUse community language of Maharam people
region Khasi Hills NERFINISHED
relatedTo Khasi language NERFINISHED
Pnar language NERFINISHED
War language
sociolinguisticStatus spoken mainly in rural areas
spokenBy Maharam people
Maram people NERFINISHED
subfamily Khasi branch
usedIn oral communication
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Khasian hasMember Maharam language