The Languages of the Khasi Family

Description: This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about the languages of the Khasi family, which is a group of languages spoken in Meghalaya, India, and parts of Bangladesh.
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Which of the following is the most widely spoken language of the Khasi family?

  1. Khasi

  2. Pnar

  3. Lyngngam

  4. War


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khasi is the most widely spoken language of the Khasi family, with over 1 million speakers.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Khasi language?

  1. 1 million

  2. 2 million

  3. 3 million

  4. 4 million


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Khasi language has approximately 1 million speakers.

Which state in India is home to the majority of Khasi speakers?

  1. Meghalaya

  2. Assam

  3. Arunachal Pradesh

  4. Nagaland


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The majority of Khasi speakers live in the state of Meghalaya, India.

What is the official language of Meghalaya?

  1. Khasi

  2. English

  3. Hindi

  4. Bengali


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khasi is one of the official languages of Meghalaya, along with English.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Khasi language?

  1. Tonal language

  2. Subject-verb-object word order

  3. Agglutinative morphology

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Khasi language is a tonal language, has a subject-verb-object word order, and exhibits agglutinative morphology.

What is the name of the script used to write the Khasi language?

  1. Khasi script

  2. Roman script

  3. Bengali script

  4. Devanagari script


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Khasi language is typically written using the Roman script.

Which of the following is a major dialect of the Khasi language?

  1. Pnar

  2. Lyngngam

  3. War

  4. Bhoi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pnar is a major dialect of the Khasi language, spoken in the Jaintia Hills region of Meghalaya.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Pnar dialect?

  1. 200,000

  2. 300,000

  3. 400,000

  4. 500,000


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Pnar dialect has approximately 300,000 speakers.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Pnar dialect?

  1. Distinct tonal system

  2. Unique vocabulary

  3. Simplified grammar

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Pnar dialect has a distinct tonal system, unique vocabulary, and simplified grammar compared to the standard Khasi language.

What is the name of the script used to write the Pnar dialect?

  1. Pnar script

  2. Roman script

  3. Bengali script

  4. Devanagari script


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Pnar dialect is typically written using the Roman script.

Which of the following is a major dialect of the Khasi language spoken in Bangladesh?

  1. Lyngngam

  2. War

  3. Bhoi

  4. Maram


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lyngngam is a major dialect of the Khasi language spoken in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh.

What is the approximate number of speakers of the Lyngngam dialect?

  1. 100,000

  2. 150,000

  3. 200,000

  4. 250,000


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lyngngam dialect has approximately 150,000 speakers.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Lyngngam dialect?

  1. Distinct vowel system

  2. Unique consonant clusters

  3. Simplified morphology

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Lyngngam dialect has a distinct vowel system, unique consonant clusters, and simplified morphology compared to the standard Khasi language.

What is the name of the script used to write the Lyngngam dialect?

  1. Lyngngam script

  2. Roman script

  3. Bengali script

  4. Devanagari script


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lyngngam dialect is typically written using the Roman script.

Which of the following is a major dialect of the Khasi language spoken in the Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya?

  1. War

  2. Bhoi

  3. Maram

  4. Khynriam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

War is a major dialect of the Khasi language spoken in the War Jaintia Hills region of Meghalaya.

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