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| सौरिया पहाड़िया | |
| Region | Bihar; West Bengal; Bangladesh |
| Ethnicity | Sauria Paharia |
| Native speakers | (120,000 cited 2000) |
| Language family | Dravidian
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| Writing system | Devnagri |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mjt |
| ELP | Sauria Paharia |
The Sauria Paharia (Devnagri: 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 Sauria Malto, Hiranpur and Chatgam. It is closely related to the Kumarbhag Paharia language, to the point where both are sometimes together referred to as the Malto language.
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