It is true that Jaintia or Pnar extremely represent an important subsection of the Khasi overall constituency, in particular, in the districts of poverty-stricken West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya state. They have their own language which they call Pnar and is quite similar to Khasi-of-the-Austro-Asiatic branch of the language family. They trace their roots back to the great history of the Jaintia Kingdom, which is apparent in their traditional garments.

A Jaintia male dons a Boh Kynrein-a draped cloth wrapped around his waist, and wears a shirt plus a coat on, while attending Ka Chad Pastieh, Chad Sukra, and such occasions where he accessorizes with a silk turban, swords (Ka Wait bad Ka Stieh), and checkered headscarves (Spong). Both men and women are not left behind in possession of this cultural jewelry but in their cases, the necklace is called Paila-a collection of red coral or Mawpleit stone beads threaded with Muga silk, with the additional possession of gold and silver in the ornament. The Jaintia people try as much as they can to conserve the rich culture of cultural clothes into the modern era.