Maharam language

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The Maharam language is a lesser-known Austroasiatic language spoken by the Maharam (Maram) people of the Khasi Hills in northeastern India.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Maharam language canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language ⓘ
language ⓘ
alternativeName Maram language ⓘ
classificationStatus minority language of India ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
endangeredStatus lesser-known ⓘ
under-documented ⓘ
ethnicGroupAssociated Maharam (Maram) people ⓘ
linked to: Maram people
geographicDistribution villages in the Khasi Hills region ⓘ
hasTypology SVO word order (likely, as in related Khasi languages) ⓘ
languageFamily Austroasiatic ⓘ
locatedIn Northeastern India ⓘ
linked to: Northeast India
macroFamily Mon–Khmer ⓘ
linked to: Mon-Khmer
primaryUse community language of Maharam people ⓘ
region Khasi Hills ⓘ
relatedTo Khasi language ⓘ
Pnar language ⓘ
War language ⓘ
sociolinguisticStatus spoken mainly in rural areas ⓘ
spokenBy Maharam people ⓘ
Maram people ⓘ
subfamily Khasi branch ⓘ
usedIn oral communication ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khasian → hasMember → Maharam language ⓘ