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=Differences in Grammar (with tests)=
Wôpanâak has an animate/inanimate distinction for verbs, while Khasi does not
* {{transferTest|kha|wam|thaw|ayum}}
* {{transferMorphTest|kha|wam|thaw{{tag|v}}|ayum{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|wam|kha|ayum|thaw}}
* {{transferMorphTest|wam|kha|ayum{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|thaw{{tag|v}}}}
Wôpanâak does not have articles, while Khasi does
* {{transferTest|kha|wam|ka bneng|keesuk}}
* {{transferMorphTest|kha|wam|ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} bneng{{tag|n}}|keesuk{{tag|n}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|wam|kha|keesuk|ka bneng}}
* {{transferMorphTest|wam|kha|keesuk{{tag|n}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|sg}}|ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} bneng{{tag|n}}}}
Wôpanâak has morphology determining person and number for verbs, while Khasi does not
* {{transferTest|kha|wam|thaw|ayum}}
* {{transferMorphTest|kha|wam|thaw{{tag|v}}|ayum{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}}}

* {{transferTest|wam|kha|ayum|thaw}}
* {{transferMorphTest|wam|kha|ayum{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}}|thaw{{tag|v}}}}
Wôpanâak has morphology determining tense, while Khasi has a separate particle
* {{transferTest|kha|wam|la long|mô}}
* {{transferMorphTest|kha|wam|la{{tag|pastPar}} long{{tag|v}}|mô{{tag|v}}{{tag|indef}}{{tag|past}}}}

* {{transferTest|wam|kha|mô|la long}}
* {{transferMorphTest|wam|kha|mô{{tag|v}}{{tag|indef}}{{tag|past}}|la{{tag|pastPar}} long{{tag|v}}}}
Khasi is SVO, while word order in Wôpanâak is somewhat arbitrary (and somewhat VSO)
* {{transferTest|kha|wam|U Blei u la ong, to long ka jingshai, bad ka jingshai ka la long|nȣwâw God weeqayach kah mô weeqay}}
* {{transferMorphTest|kha|wam|U{{tag|art}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|sg}} Blei{{tag|n}} u{{tag|art}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|sg}} la{{tag|pastPar}} ong{{tag|v}} to{{tag|imp}}{{tag|v}} long{{tag|v}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} jingshai{{tag|n}} bad{{tag|coocnj}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} jingshai{{tag|n}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} la{{tag|pastPar}} long{{tag|v}}|nȣwâw {{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} God{{tag|n}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|sg}} weeqayach{{tag|v}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|imp}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} kah{{tag|coocnj}} mô{{tag|v}}{{tag|indef}}{{tag|past}} weeqay{{tag|n}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|sg}}}}

*{{transferTest|wam|kha|nȣwâw God weeqayach kah mô weeqay|U Blei u la ong, to long ka jingshai, bad ka jingshai ka la long}}
*{{transferMorphTest|wam|kha|nȣwâw{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|iv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} God{{tag|n}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|sg}} weeqayach{{tag|v}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|imp}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} kah{{tag|coocnj}} mô{{tag|v}}{{tag|indef}}{{tag|past}} weeqay{{tag|n}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|sg}}| U{{tag|art}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|sg}} Blei{{tag|n}} u{{tag|art}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|sg}} la{{tag|pastPar}} ong{{tag|v}} to{{tag|imp}}{{tag|v}} long{{tag|v}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} jingshai{{tag|n}} bad{{tag|coocnj}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} jingshai{{tag|n}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} la{{tag|pastPar}} long{{tag|v}}}}

== Further Kha-Wam test ==
{{transferTest|kha|wam|U Blei la thaw ia ka bneng bad ia ka khyndew|ayum God keesuk kah ahkee}}

{{transferMorphTest|kha|wam|U{{tag|art}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|sg}} Blei{{tag|n}} la{{tag|pastPar}} thaw{{tag|v}} ia{{tag|dirObj}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} bneng{{tag|n}} bad{{tag|coocnj}} ia{{tag|dirObj}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} khyndew{{tag|n}}|ayum{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} God{{tag|n}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|sg}} keesuk{{tag|n}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|sg}} kah{{tag|coocnj}} ahkee{{tag|n}}{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}}}

*English gloss: God created heaven and earth

== Further Wam-Kha test ==
{{transferTest|wam|kha|ayum God keesuk kah ahkee|U Blei la thaw ia ka bneng bad ia ka khyndew}}

{{transferMorphTest|wam|kha|ayum{{tag|v}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|tv}}{{tag|p3}}{{tag|sg}} God{{tag|n}}{{tag|aa}}{{tag|sg}} keesuk{{tag|n}}{{tag|nn}}{{tag|sg}} kah{{tag|coocnj}} ahkee{{tag|n}}{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}}|U{{tag|art}}{{tag|m}}{{tag|sg}} Blei{{tag|n}} la{{tag|pastPar}} thaw{{tag|v}} ia{{tag|dirObj}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} bneng{{tag|n}} bad{{tag|coocnj}} ia{{tag|dirObj}} ka{{tag|art}}{{tag|f}}{{tag|sg}} khyndew{{tag|n}}}}

*English gloss: God created heaven and earth

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