Khasi is an Austroasiatic language that is spoken by the languages of Meghalaya.

Karen Lee Adams has written:

'Systems of numeral classification in the Mon-Khmer, Nicobarese and Asian subfamilies of Austroasiatic' -- subject(s): Austroasiatic languages, Classification, Mon-Khmer languages, Nicobarese languages

K. S. Nagaraja has written:

'Austroasiatic languages' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Languages, Austroasiatic languages, Southeast Asia, Munda languages

'Konyak-Hindi-English dictionary' -- subject(s): Konyak language, Dictionaries, Hindi, English

Indochina was a French colony, so the official language of administration was French. The native peoples of Indochina had a wide variety of languages. The Vietnamese, who were the largest Indochinese population, spoke Vietnamese, which is an Austroasiatic language. Khmer, the dominant language of Cambodia is also Austroasiatic. Lao, which is dominant in Laos is a Tai-Kadai Language. There were also ethnic minorities who spoke Sino-Tibetan Languages, Austronesian Languages, and Hmong-Mien Languages.