Megam language

Megam language
Megam
Spoken in Bangladesh
Native speakers 6,900  (2000)
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mef

Megam is a Tibeto-Burman language of Bangladesh. It is most closely related to Garo, but has been strongly influenced by Khasian languages, to the extent that it is only 7–9% lexically similar to with A’beng, the neighboring Garo dialect, but 60% similar to the Khasian language Lyngngam.


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