Sauria Paharia

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A language of India

ISO 639-3

mjt

Alternate Names

Malatri, Maler, Malti, Malto, Maltu, Rajmahali, Sawriya Malto

Autonym

सौरिया पहाड़िया‎ (sauriya pahaadiya)

User Population

235,000 in India (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 242,000.

Location

Bihar state: Bhagalpur; Jharkhand state: Godda and Sahibganj districts, Rajmahal hills; Pakaur district, Litipara sub-district; West Bengal state: Murshidabad district.

Language Maps

Northwestern Bangladesh

5* (Developing).

Sahibganj, Godda, Hiranpur, Litipara (Chatgam). Some intelligibility of Kumarbhag Paharia [kmj]. Lexical similarity: 80% with Kumarbhag Paharia [kmj].

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 7%. Literacy classes. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. NT: 1999.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Sauria Paharia

Writing

Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Part of Malto ethnic group. Traditional religion, Christian.