Native speakers 25,000 (1998) ISO 639-3 bix | Ethnicity Asur people (Birjia) Language family unclassified Glottolog bijo1238 | |
The Birjia language, also known as Binjhia or Bijori, is a language of India. It is commonly assumed to be a Munda language closely related to the Asuri language. However, Anderson, based on Prasad (1961:314), suggests that Birjia (Binjhia) may be an Indo-Aryan language, although the Birjia are a tribe of the Asuri nation. The latter include the Asur and the Agariya.
Distribution
Birjia is spoken in (Ethnologue):
References
Birjia language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA