Mahali

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Assam state: tea estates; Bihar state; Jharkhand state: Dhanbad, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Pargana, Ranchi, Santal Lohardaga, Saraikela Kharsawan, East Singhbhum, and West Singhbhum districts in Chota Nagpur area; Odisha state: Balasore, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts; West Bengal state: Jalpaiguri and West Medinipur districts.

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Language NameMahali

User Population

3,000 in Bangladesh (2010 SIL). Ethnic population: 3,000 (2004 SIL).

Location

Rajshahi division: Abirpara, Matindor, and Mundumala-Pachondor villages; scattered.

Alternate Names

Mahle

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Home, village. Used by all. All also use Bengali [ben]. Most also use Santhali [sat]. Some also use English [eng]. Some also use Sadri [sck].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 37%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Multilingual education projects within the Mahali community since 2006.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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