Lyngngam language
E783507
The Lyngngam language is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Lyngngam people of northeastern India, closely related to other Khasian languages of Meghalaya.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic language
ⓘ
Khasian language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Khasi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Khasian languages ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lyngngam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lyngam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyngngam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | lyng1235 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology |
SVO word order
ⓘ
analytic language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | limited inflectional morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | contrastive tone (reported in some descriptions) ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | lyg ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Khasian branch of Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| isSpokenInDistrict | West Khasi Hills district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenInState | Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Garo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khasi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Meghalaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Lyngngam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Khasian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication among Lyngngam people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.