Alternate Names: Khasi, Lyngam, Lyngym
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 36% with standard Khasi.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,000 in India (Singh 1994). Population total all countries: 6,000.
Language Use: Also use Assamese [asm], Garo [grt], Hindi [hin].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10% (Singh 1994).
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Previously listed as dialect of Khasi. Culturally intermediate between the Khasi and the Garo ,. Christian.