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KHR ISO 639-3

Kharia

Khaɽiyā Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
khr
Alternate Names
Haria, Khadia, Khariya, Kharvi, Khatria, Kheria
Autonym
Khaɽiyā
Population
298,000 in India (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 298,256 (as L1: 298,240; as L2: 16).
Location:
Jharkhand state: Ranchi district, Khunti sub-district, Kolebira and Thethaitangar Anchal; Simdega sub-district; Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Durg, Jashpur, Raigarh, Raipur, East Singhbhum, and West Singhbhum districts; Odisha state: Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh districts; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Tripura, West Bengal states. Dhelki dialect mainly in northwest Gangpur (Raigarh), Jashpur, and Sundargarh; Dudh dialect is in south Gangpur (Raigarh) Ranchi, and western Sambalpur.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang
Dialects
Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Mirdha-Kharia.
Language Use
Many also use Sadri [sck]. Also use Bengali [ben]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Odia [ory]. Also use Santhali [sat].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 46% (1991 census). Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1992.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kharia
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva]. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
A Scheduled Tribe in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal. A Scheduled Caste in Tripura. Christian, Hindu.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Kharia
User Population
256 in Nepal, all users. L1 users: 240 in Nepal (2011 census). L2 users: 16 (2011 census).
Location
Kosi province: Jhapa district, Mechenagar municipality; Morang district, Katahari municipality.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Location: Jharkhand state: Ranchi district, Khunti sub-district, Kolebira and Thethaitangar Anchal; Simdega sub-district; Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Durg, Jashpur, Raigarh, Raipur, East Singhbhum, and West Singhbhum districts; Odisha state: Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh districts; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Tripura, West Bengal states. Dhelki dialect mainly in northwest Gangpur (Raigarh), Jashpur, and Sundargarh; Dudh dialect is in south Gangpur (Raigarh) Ranchi, and western Sambalpur.