Home›Oceanian and Australian Peoples›Primary LanguageBrowse ByPrimary LanguagePrimary language names the main language a social group actually speaks. Wikipedia describes the Khasi as "an Austroasiatic ethnic group" who "are among the few Austroasiatic-speaking peoples in South Asia," a distinct linguistic identity within their wider region. This dimension groups social groups that share the same primary language.FactsPrimary LanguageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstablished EraWell-attested1949 1Primary DisciplineWell-attestedAnthropology 1Primary LanguageFilter Results6 entriesGroup TypeAllEthnic Group (4)Indigenous Group (3)Subsistence ModeAllAgriculture (2)Fishing (3)Hunting and Gathering (2)Population BandAllUnder 1 Million (5)Typical RegionAllAustralia (2)Fiji (1)New Zealand (1)Polynesia (1)Tonga (1)Attested From (Year)All450 (1)1801 (1)1835 (1)ISO 639-3 CodeAlleng (1)fij (1)mri (1)smo (1)Speaker CountAll217 (1)50,000 (1)187,000 (1)339,210 (1)430,000 (1)1,500,000,000 (1)StatusAllLiving (6)ToneAllNot Tonal (3)Word OrderAllOther (3)SOV (1)SVO (1)VSO (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6EnglishPrimary Language1 entryFijianPrimary Language1 entryMaoriPrimary Language1 entryMeriam MirPrimary Language1 entrySamoanPrimary Language1 entryTonganPrimary Language1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Human Relations Area Filestier 2WikipediaHuman Relations Area Files, lead section, founding sentenceA financially autonomous research agency based at Yale University since 1949, its mission is to promote understanding of cultural diversity and commonality in the past and present.Human Relations Area Files, lead section, anthropologist sentenceDocuments in both eHRAF databases are subject-indexed at the paragraph level by HRAF anthropologists.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.