Lyngngam language
| Lyngngam | |
|---|---|
| Lyngam | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Meghalaya, Assam |
Native speakers | 11,586 (2011 census) |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lyg |
| Glottolog | lyng1241 |
Lyngngam is an Austroasiatic language of Northeast India closely related to Khasic languages. Once listed as a dialect of Khasi, Lyngngam has in recent literature been classified as a distinct language and believed to be former Garo speakers. Lyngngam speakers have food and dress similar to the neighboring Garo people, who consider the ancestors of speakers of the Lyngngam language to belong to the Garo Megam tribe. Some speakers of Lyngngam still use surnames which originate from the Garo language.