Bijori

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
bix
Alternate Names
Binjhia, Birijia, Birjia, Brijia, Burja
User Population

12,800 (2001 census).

Location

Jharkhand state: Cowerdaga and Ranchi districts; Madhya Pradesh and Odisha states; West Bengal state: Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari
Language Use

Home. Some young people, all adults. Most also use Hindi [hin] (Bhattacharya 2016). Most also use Sadri [sck] (Bhattacharya 2016). Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10% in Hindi [hin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bijori
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Ethnic group called Birjia. Hindu, Christian.