Tribal & Regional Languages of Jharkhand

• Broadly speaking there three groups of languages in the Jharkhand - Proto-Austroloid, Dravidian and Nag which is mostly influenced by Aryan languages.
  

  The first group includes languages like Mundari, Santhali, Ho, Kharia, Bhumij, Birhor, Turi and Asuri;
  in the second come Kurukh (Oraon), Malto, Kisan, Berga, Dhangari, Khendroi;
  and in third group are Nagpuri (Sadri), Kurmali, Khortha, panchpargania, Tamadia, Surgujia, Domali, Gaunli, Ganwari etc.

• Languages ----------------------------- No. of Speakers
  Santhali --------------------------- 5,216,325 (1991 Census)
  Mundari -------------------------- 8,16,378 (1991 Census)
  Kurukh (Oraon)-------------------1,426,618 (1991 Census)
  Ho ------------------------------- 9,49,216 (1991 Census)
  Kharia --------------------------- 2,25,556 (1991 Census)
  Nagpuri (Sadri)------------------- 4,21,888 (1971 Census)
  Khortha -------------------------- 2,32,267 (1971 Census)
  Kurmali -------------------------- 94,444 (1971 Census)
  Panchpargania -------------------- 62,990 (1971 Census)