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082			_a491.54 DEV-G
100			_aedited by Devy, G. N.
245			_aLanguages of Meghalaya / _cedited by G. N. Devy and Esther Syiem
260			_aIndia _bOrient BlackSwan _c2014
300			_a402 p.
365			_b2300.00. _cIndian Rupee _L41915 _N26/05/2023 _O17595 _P23/05/2023
440			_aPeople's Linguistic Survey of India _vVolume 19, Part 2.
500			_aThis volume documents the languages of Meghalaya. It shows that Khasi and Garo, the two major languages of the state, have many regional varieties which may or may not be mutually intelligible at the lexical and phonetic levels. Besides these two languages, those belonging to the Bodo language family such as Hajong, Rabha, Boro, Koch, Mech, Biate and Bhong/Marngar (sub-group of Karbi) are also present. Over the years immigrants from Bangladesh, Nepal, Assam and other parts of India have settled in Meghalaya. The volume looks at all these factors to present a detailed linguistic and socio-cultural history of the state. About the Editor: Esther Syiem teaches English Literature at the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
650			_aIndia--Meghalaya
650			_aLanguage and languages
650			_aLanguage surveys
650			_aLinguistic geography
700			_aSyiem, Esther
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