ISO 639-3 biy | Ethnicity Birhor people Glottolog birh1242 | |
Native speakers difficult to estimate; 1,000 (1991) to 2,000 (2007) Language family AustroasiaticMundaNorth MundaKherwariMundariBirhor | ||
The Birhor language is a highly endangered Munda language spoken by the Birhor people in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Maharashtra states in India.
According to Vidyarthi (1960:519), the Birhor are found mostly in Chota Nagpur and Santhal Paragana, with the Uthlu Birhors living near Bishunpur, Gumla district, Jharkhand (along the western border with Chhattisgarh).
References
Birhor language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA