Home›Social Groups›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.Primary LanguageComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Primary LanguageFilter Results85 entriesGroup TypeAllCaste (2)Diaspora Community (5)Ethnic Group (64)Ethnoreligious Community (10)Indigenous Group (23)Nation (11)Religious Community (5)Tribe / Clan (1)Subsistence ModeAllAgriculture (45)Agro-Pastoralism (2)Craft / Industry (13)Fishing (11)Foraging (1)Hunting and Gathering (6)Pastoralism (24)Stipend / Tribute (1)Trade / Commerce (18)Population BandAll1 to 10 Million (27)Over 10 Million (31)Under 1 Million (29)Typical RegionAllAfghanistan (2)Albania (2)Algeria (1)Alsace (3)Argentina (3)Armenia (1)Australia (2)Bangladesh (2)Belize (1)Benin (1)Bolivia (2)Botswana (1)Brazil (1)Bulgaria (2)Burkina Faso (1)Canada (4)Central Asia (1)Central Java (1)Chile (2)China (5)Denmark (1)East Asia (2)East Java (1)Egypt (3)Ethiopia (2)Fiji (1)France (3)Gambia (1)Germany (2)Ghana (1)Great Lakes region (1)Greece (2)Guatemala (1)India 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(1)1560 (1)1601 (2)1777 (1)1801 (1)1823 (1)1835 (1)1837 (1)1849 (1)1955 (1)Attested To (Year)All300 (1)1100 (1)1200 (1)Classification ConfidenceAllDisputed (1)Established (13)Difficulty for an English SpeakerAllCategory I (4)Category II (1)Category III (1)Category IV (15)ISO 639-3 CodeAllaka (1)amh (1)apc (1)ara (1)arz (1)aym (1)bal (1)ber (1)bn (1)bo (1)cat (1)chr (1)cmn (1)cop (1)deu (1)eng (1)eus (1)fij (1)fra (1)ful (1)gug (1)guj (1)hak (1)hau (1)heb (1)hin (1)hy (1)ibo (1)iku (1)ja (1)jav (1)kur (1)lah (1)mn (1)mri (1)msa (1)nah (1)nld (1)orm (1)pus (1)que (1)rom (1)ron (1)ru (1)san (1)sin (1)smo (1)som (1)spa (1)syc (1)ta (1)tur (1)ukr (1)wol (1)xho (1)yor (1)zul (1)Number of LanguagesAll1 (2)2 (1)3 (1)7 (1)9 (1)11 (2)13 (1)20 (1)34 (1)44 (1)57 (1)Reconstructed AncestorAllReconstructed (9)Speaker CountAll0 (3)217 (1)2000 (1)2500 (1)14,000 (1)30,000 (1)38,000 (1)50,000 (1)57,000 (1)170,000 (1)187,000 (1)230,000 (1)320,000 (1)339,210 (1)400,000 (1)410,000 (1)430,000 (1)500,000 (1)806,000 (1)900,000 (1)1,000,000 (1)1,200,000 (1)1,700,000 (2)3,000,000 (1)4,100,000 (1)4,600,000 (1)5,000,000 (1)5,300,000 (1)5,500,000 (1)6,000,000 (1)6,500,000 (1)7,200,000 (1)8,000,000 (2)8,200,000 (1)8,800,000 (1)8,900,000 (1)12,000,000 (1)13,800,000 (1)18,000,000 (1)22,000,000 (1)24,000,000 (1)25,000,000 (1)29,000,000 (1)32,000,000 (1)34,000,000 (1)37,000,000 (1)44,000,000 (1)45,500,000 (1)50,000,000 (1)51,000,000 (1)58,800,000 (1)60,000,000 (1)62,000,000 (1)68,000,000 (1)75,000,000 (1)80,000,000 (1)90,000,000 (1)94,000,000 (1)118,000,000 (1)119,000,000 (1)123,000,000 (1)135,000,000 (1)154,000,000 (1)237,000,000 (1)274,000,000 (1)312,000,000 (1)345,000,000 (1)560,000,000 (1)941,000,000 (1)1,500,000,000 (1)StatusAllClassical (No Native Speakers) (1)Liturgical / Learned Use Only (2)Living (67)ToneAllNot Tonal (23)Tonal (16)Word OrderAllOther (9)SOV (25)SVO (23)VSO (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AinuPrimary Language1 entryAkanPrimary Language2 entriesAmharicPrimary Language1 entryArabicPrimary Language4 entriesArmenianPrimary Language1 entryAymaraPrimary Language1 entryBalochiPrimary Language1 entryBasquePrimary Language1 entryBemba languagePrimary Language1 entryBengaliPrimary Language1 entryBerber LanguagesPrimary Language1 entryCatalanPrimary Language1 entryCherokeePrimary Language1 entryCircassianPrimary Language1 entryCopticPrimary Language1 entryDinka languagePrimary Language1 entryDutchPrimary Language1 entryEgyptian ArabicPrimary Language1 entryEngaPrimary Language1 entryEnglishPrimary Language6 entriesFijianPrimary Language1 entryFrenchPrimary Language2 entriesFrisianPrimary Language1 entryFulaPrimary Language1 entryGermanPrimary Language2 entriesGreenlandicPrimary Language1 entryGuaraniPrimary Language1 entryGujaratiPrimary Language1 entryHakka ChinesePrimary Language1 entryHausaPrimary Language1 entryHebrewPrimary Language1 entryHindiPrimary Language1 entryHmong-MienPrimary Language1 entryIgboPrimary Language1 entryInuktitutPrimary Language1 entryIroquoianPrimary Language1 entryJapanesePrimary Language1 entryJavanesePrimary Language1 entryKarenicPrimary Language1 entryKhoePrimary Language1 entryKhoisanPrimary Language1 entryKikuyu languagePrimary Language1 entryKurdishPrimary Language2 entriesLevantine ArabicPrimary Language1 entryMaa languagesPrimary Language1 entryMalayPrimary Language1 entryMandarin ChinesePrimary Language2 entriesMaoriPrimary Language1 entryMapudungunPrimary Language1 entryMayanPrimary Language1 entryShowing 1 to 50 of 85, page 1 of 2.12Next →Comments (0)No comments yet. 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