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Adi Padam |
Aimol
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Angami
| Ao |
Awan |
Badaga |
Bharia |
Bangni |
Bhil |
Birhor |
Bishnoi |
Bodo |
Bondo |
Chakhesang |
Chang |
Chenchu |
Chote |
Dandami Marias |
Dhodia |
Didayi |
Digaro-Mishmi | Dimasa Kachari | Dogra |
Gaddis |
Garo |
Gowlan |
Gujjars |
Halbaa |
Hmar |
Idu Mishmi |
Irula |
Jaintias |
Jarawa |
Jenu Kurumba |
Juang |
Kabui |
Kadu Kuruba |
Khasi |
Khoibu |
Kinnaure |
Kondh |
Korku
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Koya
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Kutchi
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Lahules |
Liangmai |
Lohara |
Lotha |
Magahi |
Magar
Eastern |
Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meithei
| Miju-Mishmi |
Miri |
Monpa |
Monsang |
Munda |
Nicobarese
Southern |
Nishi |
Nocte |
Onge |
Oraon |
Paite |
Paliyan |
Pangwali |
Piral |
Pochury |
Poumai |
Raika |
Rengma |
Sangtam |
Santali |
Saora |
Savara |
Sema |
Sentinel |
Shom
Peng |
Spitians |
Sulung |
Tagin |
Tangkhul |
Tutsa |
Wancho |
Warli |
Yerukula |
Zangskari |
Zomi
| Khasi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Khasi |
| Location |
India, Assam, Cachar, Nowgong, North Cachar Hills, Lakhimpur, Kamrup districts; Meghalaya, East and West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills districts; Manipur; West Bengal; Tripura. |
| Estimated Population |
865,000 (1997, SIL International) |
| Environment |
Harsh Plateau Highlands |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Fishing / Trade / Paid Labor / Commerce |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Khasi
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khasian
Alternate names: Kahasi, Khasiyas, Khuchia, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi
Dialects: Bhoi-Khasi, Lyngngam (Megam), Khasi, War, Cherrapunji (Sohra) |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Khasi a language of India
Khasi Project
Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Meghalaya
Dwellers of the high hills: The Khasis of Meghalaya
Rupaliparda.com: Khasi section
University of Kent, The Center for Anthropology and Computing, CSAC Ethnographics Gallery : Society-KHASI
Travel with a Challenge Magazine: Matriarchs of Meghalaya. India’s Women of Influence
Australian National University – Khasi and the Khasic / Khasian Languages
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| NGOs |
Impulse NGO Network
Meghalaya Indigenous People's Forum (MIPF)
Indigenous Women's Resource Centre Shillong, India (IWRC)
Social Welfare Department – Government of Meghalaya - NGOs
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