alleryStart learning →Santali and Khasi, spoken in parts of India, belong to which language family?
ADravidian
BIndo-Aryan
CTibeto-Burman
DAustroasiatic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Austroasiatic
Khasi and the Munda languages, including Santali, form the Austroasiatic languages of mainland India.
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