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Khasi I
Khasi may refer to: * Khasi people, an ethnic group of Meghalaya, India * Khasi language, a major Austroasiatic language spoken in Meghalaya, India * Khāṣi language, an Indo-Aryan language of Jammu and Kashmir, India See also * Khasi Hills * Ghazi (other) Ghazi or Gazi ( ar, غازى), a title given to Muslim warriors or champions and used by several Ottoman Sultans, may refer to: * Ghazi (warrior), an Islamic term for the Muslim soldier who crusades for their religion, land or territory People ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khasi People
The Khasi people are an ethnic group of Meghalaya in north-eastern India with a significant population in the bordering state of Assam, and in certain parts of Bangladesh. Khasi people form the majority of the population of the eastern part of Meghalaya, that is Khasi Hills, constituting 78.3% of the region's population, and is the state's largest community, with around 48% of the population of Meghalaya. They are among the few Austroasiatic-speaking peoples in South Asia. The Khasi tribe holds the distinction of being one of the few remaining matriarchal tribes of the world. Under the Constitution of India, the Khasis have been granted the status of Scheduled Tribe. History Khasi mythology Khasi mythology traces the tribe's original abode to ("The Seven Huts"). According to the Khasi mythology, (God, the Lord Master) had originally distributed the human race into 16 heavenly families (). However, seven out of these 16 families were stuck on earth while the other 9 in heaven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khasi Language
Khasi () is an Austroasiatic language with just over a million speakers in north-east India, primarily the Khasi people in the state of Meghalaya. It has associate official status in some districts of this state. The closest relatives of Khasi are the other languages of the Khasic group; these include Pnar, Lyngngam and War. Khasi is written using the Latin and Bengali-Assamese scripts. Geographic distribution and status Khasi is natively spoken by people in India (as of 2011). It is the first language of one third of the population of Meghalaya, or , and its speakers are mostly found in the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills regions. There are also small Khasi-speaking communities in neighouring states of India, the largest of which is in Assam: people. There is also a very small number of speakers in Bangladesh. Khasi has been an associate official language of some districts within Meghalaya since 2005, and as of 2012, was no longer considered endangered by UNESCO. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khāṣi Language
Khāṣi (or Khaashi) is an Indo-Aryan dialect of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It belongs to the Western Pahari group and is spoken in some of the mountainous areas north of Jammu. Its area extends on both sides of the river Chenab: to the north this includes the Panj Gabbar region comprising the five valleys of Arnās–Bamhāg, Gool, Gulābgaṛh, Māhore and Budhal. To the south of the Chenab, it is spoken in the Bamhāg-Pancheri block, as well as a number of villages between Arnas and Dubli Gali. Its language neighbours are Kashmiri to the north, Sarazi to the east, Dogri Dogri ( Name Dogra Akkhar: ; Devanagari: डोगरी; Nastaliq: ; ) is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, with smaller groups of speakers in adjoining regions of western Himachal Prad ... to the south, and Pahari to the west. The total number of speakers is unknown, but is likely that a substantial proportion of the census figures for "Pahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khasi Hills
The Khasi Hills () is a low mountain formation on the Shillong Plateau in Meghalaya state of India. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range and connects with the Purvanchal Range and larger Patkai Range further east. Khasi Hills, and the whole Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range, are in the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion. Khasi Hills, and the entire Meghalaya state was administratively part of Assam before 1970. In older sources in particular, the alternative transcription Khasia Hills is seen. The region is inhabited mainly by tribal Khasi dwellers, which are traditionally in various chieftainships, states known as the Khasi Hill States. One of its capitals, Sohra, is considered one of the wettest places in the world. The majority of Khasis are Presbyterians followed by Catholics and Anglicans. The region came under the Khasi Hills district, which was divided into West Khasi Hills and East Khasi Hills districts on 28 October 1976. The highest peak is Lum Shyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazi (other)
Ghazi or Gazi ( ar, غازى), a title given to Muslim warriors or champions and used by several Ottoman Sultans, may refer to: * Ghazi (warrior), an Islamic term for the Muslim soldier who crusades for their religion, land or territory People Given name * Ghazi of Iraq (1912–1939), King of the Kingdom of Iraq * Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad (born 1966), Jordanian prince and academic *Ghazi Aridi (born 1954), Lebanese politician * Gazi Evrenos (fl. 1345–1417), Ottoman military commander * Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi (1940–2010), Saudi Arabian politician, technocrat and novelist *Ghazi Honeini (born 1995), Lebanese footballer * Gazi Husrev-beg (1480–1541), Bosnian bey * Ghazi Khan, Baloch mercenary in Multan * Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud (1014-1034), Ghaznavid army general * Ghazi Muhammad (1793–1832), first imam of Dagestan, autonomous state of the Russian Federation *Ghazi Ajil al-Yawer (born 1958), former President of Iraq Surname * Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506-1543) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
