Birhor language

The Birhor language is a highly endangered Munda language spoken by the Birhor people in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Maharashtra states in India.

Birhor
Native toIndia
Ethnicity17,044 Birhor people
Native speakers
2,000 (2007)
Austroasiatic
  • Munda
    • North
      • Kherwarian
        • Mundaric
          • Birhor
Language codes
ISO 639-3biy
Glottologbirh1242
ELPBirhor

The Birhor are found mostly in Chota Nagpur and Santhal Paragana, with the Uthlu Birhors living near Bishunpur, Gumla district, Jharkhand (along the western border with Chhattisgarh).

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