ISO 639-3 mef | Native speakers 6,900 (2000) Glottolog mega1243 | |
Language family Sino-TibetanBrahmaputranBodo–KochBodo–GaroGaroMegam | ||
Megam is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Kalmakanda subdistrict, Netrokona district, Dhaka division, 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.
References
Megam language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA