Editing Khasi language (section)

==Geographic distribution and status==
Khasi is natively spoken by {{sigfig|1037964|4}} people in India (as of 2011). It is the first language of one-third of the population of [[Meghalaya]], or {{sigfig|996733|3}},<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web |title=C-16: Population by mother tongue, India - 2011 |author=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10191 |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014173010/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10191 |url-status=live}}</ref> and its speakers are mostly found in the [[Khasi Hills]] and [[Jaintia Hills]] regions. There are also small Khasi-speaking communities in neighbouring states of India,<ref name=e25/> the largest of which is in [[Assam]]: {{sigfig|34558|3}} people.<ref name="Census2011"/> There is also a very small number of speakers in Bangladesh.<ref name=e25/>

Khasi has been an associate [[Languages with official status in India|official language]] of some districts within Meghalaya since 2005, and as of 2012, was no longer considered [[Endangered language|endangered]] by [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Khasi language is no longer in danger |publisher=UNESCO |date=6 Apr 2012 |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/endangered-languages/news/dynamic-content-single-view-news/news/the_khasi_language_is_no_longer_in_danger/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401010447/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/endangered-languages/news/dynamic-content-single-view-news/news/the_khasi_language_is_no_longer_in_danger/ |archive-date=1 Apr 2022}}</ref> There are demands to include this language to the [[Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/speakers-put-stress-on-inclusion-of-khasi-language-in-8th-schedule/ |title=Speakers put stress on inclusion of Khasi language in 8th schedule |work=The Sentinel |location=Assam |date=5 May 2017 |access-date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027113139/https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/speakers-put-stress-on-inclusion-of-khasi-language-in-8th-schedule/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

A sizeable number of books have been published in Khasi, including novels, poetry, religious works, school textbooks and non-fiction. The most famous Khasi poet is [[U Soso Tham]] (1873–1940),<ref>{{cite web |title=U Soso Tham - the Torchbearer of Khasi Poetry |url=https://www.oknortheast.com/2010/11/u-soso-tham-torchbearer-of-khasi-poetry.html |website=www.oknortheast.com |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> whose death is commemorated annually as a [[Public holidays in India|regional holiday]] in the state of Meghalaya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham in Meghalaya in 2023 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/india/meghalaya/death-anniversary-u-soso-tham |website=Office Holidays |language=en |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> Khasi has a good presence on the internet, including blogs and several online newspapers.