Lyngngam

A language of India

ISO 639: lyg
Alternate Names: Khasi, Lyngam, Lyngym
Population: 11,600 in India (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 12,600.
Location:: Assam state: Kamrup district; Meghalaya state.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khasian
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 36% with standard Khasi [kha].
Language Use: Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Garo [grt]. Also use Hindi [hin].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10% (Singh 1994b).
Other Comments: Previously listed as dialect of Khasi [kha]. Culturally intermediate between the Khasi and the Garo [grt]. Christian.

Bangladesh

Location: Dhaka division: Netrokona district.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting)
Other Comments: Previously listed as a dialect of Khasi. Culturally intermediate between the Khasi and the Garo. Resemble Garos in appearance and customs. (Singh 1994b) Lyngngam is a former Garo clan, but do not mix with the Garo, and consider themselves to be Khasi (Breton 1997). Megam [mef] and Lyngngam are sometimes used interchangeably for the same language in Netrokona district. Christian.

Location: Assam state: Kamrup district; Meghalaya state.