The Austroasiatic languages, in recent classifications synonymous with Mon–Khmer, are a large language family of continental Southeast Asia, also scattered throughout India, Bangladesh, Nepal and the southern border of China. The name Austroasiatic comes from the Latin words for "south" and "Asia", hence "South Asia". Of these languages, only Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon have a long-established recorded history, and only Vietnamese and Khmer have official status as modern national languages (in Vietnam and Cambodia, respectively). In the state level, Khasi has the official status in Meghalaya while Santali and Mundari are the two official languages of Jharkhand. In Myanmar, Wa language is de facto language of Wa State. The rest of the languages are spoken by minority groups and have no offic