Pnar ( Ka Ktien Pnar ), also known as Jaiñtia is an Austroasiatic language spoken in India and Bangladesh .
6-693: Myntdu River is one of the major water bodies in Jaintia Hills District,of the Indian State of Meghalaya, locally known as 'ka Tawiar ka Takan' (Our Guardian Angel) in the Pnar dialect. It is a blessing to the residents of the town of Jowai and adjacent places. Its abundant water is used to irrigate the Myntdu Valley, located on the outskirts of Jowai town. The river, originating at 1,420 metres (4,660 ft) above sea level,
12-496: A Khasic languages handbook by Paul Sidwell relies on a different classification. There, only the former two districts are labeled as Pnar, whereas the varieties spoken in the West Jainitia Hills belong to Maharam , a related but distinct language. Both maps also show small pockets of Pnar speakers in the neighboring state of Assam , In the former map, they are limited to the area directly adjacent to Meghalaya, whereas
18-524: A complex dialect continuum which includes mixed varieties whose exact relations remain a matter of debate among linguists. A language map of Meghalaya designed by Anna Daladier shows two major Pnar-speaking areas separated by a thin strip of Khasi and War -speaking areas. Together, the two Pnar areas encompass most of the East Jaintia Hills , West Jaintia Hills and West Khasi Hills districts. A more recent map designed by Hiram Ring for
24-543: Is fit for hydro-power development. The river originates at a place called Mihmyntdu, adjacent to Jowai town. This river encircles Jowai on three sides excluding the northern part of town. The river flows across Jowai, and then through Leshka (where a hydro project dam is being constructed) to reach the village Borghat, within Jaintia Hills, before finally entering Bangladesh, where it is locally called 'Shari'. The Myntdu-Leshka Hydro Project Dam (3X42 MW) built across
30-450: The latter map also shows a group of Pnar-speaking villages around Haflong . Pnar has 30 phonemes: 7 vowels and 23 consonants. Other sounds listed below are phonetic realizations. The sounds in brackets are phonetic realizations and the sounds in slashes are phonemes. There is also one diphthong: /ia/ . Syllables in Pnar can consist of a single nucleic vowel. Maximally, they can include
36-402: The river, undertaken by MeECL, scheduled in three phases, is located at Leshka, West Jaintia Hills district , Meghalaya near Amlarem, the sub-division headquarters. The project cost is estimated to be around INR 360 crores. 25°23′15″N 92°14′51″E / 25.3876°N 92.2475°E / 25.3876; 92.2475 Pnar language As a Khasic language, Pnar belongs to
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