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    Which non-Indo-European language derives its spelling system in the Latin alphabet from Welsh?

    Question #48095. Asked by Baloo55th. (Jun 04 04 3:18 AM)


    Stew54

    		Aha! I had not previously heard of the Khasi people, nor their language, which was reduced to Western script in the nineteenth century with the assistance of Welsh missionaries.

    There is a brief history on this page:
    http://www.ycymro.supanet.com/khahist.htm

    Jun 04 04, 11:24 AM

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