War language

War (also spelled Waar), also known as War-Jaintia, is an Austroasiatic language spoken by about 16,000 people in Bangladesh and 51,000 people in India. The language is spoken by the War Khasi tribe, i.e. War sub-tribe of Khasi people.

War
Native to India, Bangladesh
Region Meghalaya, India, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Native speakers
68,000 (2003-2011 census)[1][2]
Language family
Austroasiatic

  • Khasi-Palaungic
    • Khasic
      • War
Dialects
  • Amwi
  • Mnar
Language codes
ISO 639-3 aml