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The Birjia language, also known as Binjhia or Bijori, is a language of India. It is commonly assumed to be a Munda language closely related to the Asuri language. However, Anderson, based on Prasad (1961:314), suggests that Birjia (Binjhia) may be an Indo-Aryan language, although the Birjia are a tribe of the Asuri nation. The latter include the Asur and the Agariya.

Distribution

Birjia is spoken in:

• Jharkhand: Lohardaga district and Ranchi district
• West Bengal: Darjeeling district and Jalpaiguri district
• Madhya Pradesh
• Odisha

References

1. ^ Birjia at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
2. Anderson, Gregory D.S (ed), The Munda languages. Routledge Language Family Series 3 (2008). New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-32890-X, p. 195.

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