Mundari

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
unr
Alternate Names
Colh, Horo, Kolh, Mandari, Mondari, Munari
Autonym
Muṇḍari, मुण्डरि‎ (Muṇḍari), মুণ্ডরি‎ (Muṇḍari), ମୁଣ୍ଡରି‎ (Muṇḍari)
User Population

1,160,000 in India (2011 census). 1,130,000 Mundari and 27,500 Bhumij (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 1,170,280.

Location

Jharkhand state: Ranchi district, south and west; Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal states.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, Mundari
Dialects

Hasada’, Latar, Naguri, Kera’, Bhumij (Bhumij Munda, Bhumij Thar, Bhumji, Sadar Bhumij). 75% intelligibility of Ho [hoc]. Lexical similarity: 70%–84% with the Bhumij dialect.

Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Sadri [sck]. Used as L2 by Birhor [biy], Mahali [mjx].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1910–2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mundari
Writing

Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Devanagari script [Deva], used in India. Latin script [Latn]. Nag Mundari script [Nagm]. Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Hindu.

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