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| Sauria Paharia | |
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| सौरिया पहाड़िया | |
| Region | Bihar; Jharkhand; West Bengal; Bangladesh |
| Ethnicity | Sauria Paharia |
| Native speakers | 120,000 (2000) |
| Language family | Dravidian
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| Writing system | Devnagri |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mjt |
| ELP | Sauria Paharia |
The Sauria Paharia (Devanagari: सौरिया पहाड़िया) language is spoken in the Bihar and West Bengal states of India, and some pockets of Bangladesh. Most of the speakers are in India with around 110,000. There are about 7,000 speakers in Bangladesh.
It is a member of the Northern branch of the Dravidian language family, along with the Kurukh language (also spoken in India) and the Brahui language spoken in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Alternative names for the language include Malto. It is closely related to the Kumarbhag Paharia language, to the point where both are sometimes together referred to as the Malto language. There are regional variations in Hiranpur, Litipara, Barhait, Pathna, Borio, Taljhari, Sundarpahari, Boarijore where it is spoken.
References
- Ethnologue entry for Sauria Paharia language
- Old webpage by author
- Bulletin of Tribal Research Institute Vol I 1959 Ed BS Guha
- Bulletin of Tribal Research Institute Vol XXII 1980 SP Gupta
- Bulletin of Tribal Research Institute Vol XXI 1979
- Bulletin of Tribal Research Institute Vol XXXI 1991
- Bulletin of Tribal Research Institute Vol 6 1964
- "Beru" 1993 Ed Subhas Sharma (DC Sahebganj)
- Census 1991 Pakur
- Census 2001 Pakur
- Jharkhand Tribal Research Institute- Data from 2002 Survey earlier available on internet
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