Majhwar

Print

Primary tabs

A language of India

ISO 639-3
mmj
Alternate Names
Majhvar, Manjhi, Manjhia
User Population

34,300 (1995). Ethnic population: 174,000 (2007).

Location

Chhattisgarh state: Bilaspur district, Katghora sub-district; Raigarh and Surguja districts; Sikkim state; Uttar Pradesh state: scattered in Allahabad, Mirzapur, and Varanasi districts.

Language Maps
Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Unclassified
Dialects

Possibly a dialect of Asuri [asr].

Language Use

Shifting to English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Majhwar
Other Comments

Reportedly speak Chhattisgarhi [hne] as L1. Hindu.