Munda | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: unx
Alternate Names: Heriki, Killi, hoɽo jagar, muɳɖa jagar
Autonym: মুন্ডা‎ (Muɳɖa)
Population: 486,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Odisha and Jharkhand states; possibly Bihar and West Bengal.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, Mundari
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Mundari [unr].
Language Use: Also use English [eng]. Also use Sadri [sck]. Used as L2 by Birhor [biy], Mahali [mjx].
Language Development: NT: 2020.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Munda
Writing: Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Devanagari script [Deva]. Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Odisha and Jharkhand states; possibly Bihar and West Bengal.