Majhwar language explained

Majhwar
States:India
Region:Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim
Speakers:34,300
Date:1995
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austro-Asiatic
Fam2:Munda
Fam3:North
Fam4:Kherwarian
Fam5:Mundaric
Iso3:mmj
Glotto:majh1236
Glottorefname:Majhwar
Ethnicity:Majhwar

Majhwar is a poorly-attested Munda language, apparently related to or a dialect of Asuri,[1] spoken in northern Chhattisgarh and Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh by the Majhwar tribe.

Today all Majhwars record their mother tongue as Indo-Aryan languages like Chhattisgarhi, Surgujia and Sadri.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hammarström. Harald. Forke. Robert. Haspelmath. Martin. Bank. Sebastian. 2020. Majhwar . Glottolog 4.3.
  2. https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/SCST-Series/ST15.html ST-15 Scheduled Tribe By Mother Tongue (For Each Tribe Separately) - 2011