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A language of
India
Location
Assam state: Kamrup district; Meghalaya state.
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Bangladesh
Language Name
Lyngngam
User Population
1,000 in Bangladesh.
Location
Dhaka division: Netrokona district.
Alternate Names
Megam
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Language Use
Most shifting to Bengali [ben]. Many shifting to Garo [grt].
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.
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