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UNR ISO 639-3

Mundari

Muṇḍari, मुण्डरि‎ (Muṇḍari), মুণ্ডরি‎ (Muṇḍari), ମୁଣ୍ଡରି‎ (Muṇḍari) Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Colh, Horo, Kolh, Mandari, Mondari, Munari
Autonym
Muṇḍari, मुण्डरि‎ (Muṇḍari), মুণ্ডরি‎ (Muṇḍari), ମୁଣ୍ଡରି‎ (Muṇḍari)
Population
1,160,000 in India (2011 census). 1,130,000 Mundari and 27,500 Bhumij (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 1,170,280.
Location:
Jharkhand state: Ranchi district, south and west; Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal states.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, Mundari
Dialects
Hasada’, Latar, Naguri, Kera’, Bhumij (Bhumij Munda, Bhumij Thar, Bhumji, Sadar Bhumij). 75% intelligibility of Ho [hoc]. Lexical similarity: 70%–84% with the Bhumij dialect.
Language Use
Also use English [eng]. Also use Sadri [sck]. Used as L2 by Birhor [biy], Mahali [mjx].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1910–2002.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mundari
Writing
Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Devanagari script [Deva], used in India. Latin script [Latn]. Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Hindu.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Mundari
User Population
2,500 in Bangladesh (2005 Caritas Bangladesh). Ethnic population: 5,000.
Location
Rajshahi division: Naogaon district; Rangpur division: Dinajpur district; Sylhet division: possibly some tea estates.
Dialects
Hasada’, Latar, Naguri, Kera’.
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Language Name
Mundari
User Population
7,780 in Nepal (2006 IMB).
Location
Kosi province: south Morang and south Sunsari districts.
Dialects
Hasada, Latar, Naguri, Kera, Santhai, Satar.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Hindu, Christian.
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Map

Location: Jharkhand state: Ranchi district, south and west; Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal states.