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| Khasi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Khasi (Also known as Kahasi, Khasiyas, Khuchia, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi) |
| Location |
India, Assam, Cachar, Lakhimpur, Kamrup districts, Nowgong, North Cachar Hills, Meghalaya, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills districts, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal. |
| Estimated Population |
1,123,490 (2001, Census Of India) |
| 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
Dwellers of the high hills: The Khasis of Meghalaya
Rupaliparda.com: Khasi section
Ethnographic Gallery: Khasi Society
Matriarchs of Meghalaya
Khasian Languages – Khasi and the Khasic
Khasi of India
The Culture of Khasi
High Fertility in Khasi
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| NGOs |
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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