War (also known as Waar or War-Jaintia)[3] is an Austroasiatic language in the Khasic branch spoken by about 16,000 people in Bangladesh and 51,000 people in India.[4]
| War Language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India, Bangladesh |
| Region | Meghalaya (India) and Sylhet (Bangladesh) |
Native speakers | 68,000 (2003-2011 census)[1][2] |
Austroasiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aml |
| Glottolog | warj1242 |
It is not to be confused with Khasi War, a Khasi dialect spoken by the closely related War-Khyriam.[5]