, ▁singing ▁and ▁music . ▁The ▁Sant als ▁cre mate ▁their ▁dead ▁bodies . ▁But ▁now ad ays , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁b ury ▁the ▁dead . ▁When ▁an ▁inhab it ant ▁of ▁a ▁village ▁dies , ▁the ▁village ▁head man ' s ▁duty ▁is ▁to ▁present ▁himself ▁at ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁depart ed ▁and ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁r ites ▁with ▁due ▁respect . ▁ ▁K has i ▁people ▁ ▁The ▁K has i ▁are ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁or ▁trib al ▁people , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁whom ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Meg hal aya ▁in ▁north ▁east ▁India , ▁with ▁small ▁populations ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁Ass am , ▁and ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Bang l adesh . ▁They ▁call ▁themselves ▁Ki ▁H yn ñ iew ▁tre p , ▁which ▁means ▁" the ▁seven ▁h uts " ▁in ▁the ▁K has i ▁language . ▁Their ▁language ▁K has i ▁is ▁the ▁northern most ▁Aust ro asi atic ▁language . ▁This ▁language ▁was ▁essentially ▁or al ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁European ▁mission aries . ▁Part icular ly ▁significant ▁in ▁this ▁regard ▁was ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁mission ary , ▁Thomas ▁Jones , ▁who ▁trans cribed ▁the ▁K has i ▁language ▁into ▁Roman ▁Script . ▁The ▁K has i ▁people ▁form ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁Meg hal aya . ▁A ▁substantial ▁minor ity ▁of ▁the ▁K has i ▁people ▁follow ▁their ▁trib al ▁religion ; ▁called ▁various ly , ▁Ka ▁N iam ▁K has i ▁and ▁Ka