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Jharkhand is linguistically diverse, with speakers of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Austroasiatic languages. Among those, Hindi is accorded the status of the official language and is spoken as the link language by the people of the state, [3] although different regional languages exist.
Hindi is the official language of Jharkhand. There are many regional and tribal languages in Jharkhand. [1]The regional languages that belong to the Indo-Aryan branch; in Jharkhand, they are Khortha, Nagpuri, and Kudmali spoken by the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of Chotanagpur. [2]
Khortha language. Khortha (also romanized as Kortha or Khotta) or alternatively classified as Eastern Magahi[4] is a language variety (which is considered a dialect of the Magahi language) spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, mainly in 16 districts of three divisions: North Chotanagpur, Palamu division and Santhal Pargana. [3]
The tribes of Jharkhand consist of 32 scheduled tribes inhabiting the Jharkhand state in India. In 1872, only 18 tribes were counted among the scheduled tribes from which Banjara, Bhatudi, Chik Baraik, and Mahli were marked as semi-Hindu aboriginal and Kora as proletariat Hindu. In the 1931 census, including the above four semi-Hindu aboriginal ...
Bengali. Hindi. Santali. Urdu. Nepali. States and union territories of India by the most commonly spoken languages, among which most are scheduled but some are not scheduled languages, like Ao of Nagaland, Khasi of Meghalaya, Ladakhi of Ladakh, Mizo of Mizoram and Nyishi of Arunachal Pradesh. Exceptionally, Mizo attains state level official ...
Nagpuri (also known as Sadri) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar. It is primarily spoken in the west and central Chota Nagpur plateau region. [2][7][8] It is sometimes considered a dialect of Bhojpuri. [9][10][11] It is the native language of the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic group ...
Pages in category "Languages of Jharkhand" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Angika; B.
Magahi (𑂧𑂏𑂯𑂲), also known as Magadhi (𑂧𑂏𑂡𑂲), is a Indo-Aryan language spoken in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states of eastern India, [7][8] and in the Terai of Nepal. [9] Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magahi, from which the latter's name derives. [10]