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The '''Khasi''' are an indigenous or tribal people, the majority of whom live in the State of Meghalaya in [[North-east India]], with small populations in neighbouring Assam, and in parts of [[Bangladesh]]. They call themselves Ki Hynñiew trep, which means "the seven huts" in the Khasi language. Their language Khasi is the northernmost Austro-Asiatic language.
The '''Khasi''' are an indigenous or tribal people, the majority of whom live in the State of Meghalaya in [[North-east India]], with small populations in neighbouring Assam, and in parts of [[Bangladesh]]. They call themselves Ki Hynñiew trep, which means "the seven huts" in the Khasi language. Their language Khasi is the northernmost Austro-Asiatic language.


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A Khasi child

The Khasi are an indigenous or tribal people, the majority of whom live in the State of Meghalaya in North-east India, with small populations in neighbouring Assam, and in parts of Bangladesh. They call themselves Ki Hynñiew trep, which means "the seven huts" in the Khasi language. Their language Khasi is the northernmost Austro-Asiatic language.