Q. Which one of the following linguistic family do the ‘Kuki-Zo and Meitei’ people’s languages belong to?

[A] Indo-European

[B] Dravidian

[C] Austroasiatic

[D] Tibeto-Burman

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation – The Tibeto-Burman family is a subgroup of the larger Sino-Tibetan language family. The Kuki-Zo languages are part of the Kuki-Chin-Naga subgroup within the Tibeto-Burman family. Meitei language, also known as Manipuri, is another member of the Tibeto-Burman family. Both Kuki-Zo and Meitei languages are spoken primarily in the northeastern region of India, including the states of Manipur and Nagaland, as well as in some neighboring areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Source: The Hindu

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