Lyngngam
A language of India
| Population | 5,000 (Singh 94). |
| Region | Meghalaya state; Assam state, Kamrup District. |
| Alternate names | Khasi, Lyngam, Lyngym |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 36% with standard Khasi. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khasian |
| Language use | Also use Assamese [asm], Garo [grt], Hindi [hin]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 10% (Singh 1994). |
| Comments | Previously listed as dialect of Khasi. Culturally intermediate between the Khasi and the Garo [grt]. Christian. |
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