Mundari language

Mundari
Mundari
मुंडारी, মুন্ডারি, ମୁଣ୍ଡାରୀ, 𞓧𞓟𞓨𞓜𞓕𞓣𞓚
	'Mundari' in Mundari Bani script
Native to	India, Bangladesh, Nepal
Ethnicity	Munda and Bhumij
Native speakers	1.6 million (2011 census)
Language family	Austroasiatic Munda North Kherwarian Mundaric Mundari; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Hasada; Naguri; Tamaria; Kera; Bhumij;
Writing system	Mundari Bani; Ol Onal (Bhumij); Others: Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin
Official status
Official language in	India Jharkhand (additional);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; unr – Mundari; unx – Munda
Glottolog	mund1320
ELP	Bhumij
	Munadri (along with variety Bhumij) is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Mundari (Munɖari) is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family spoken by the Munda tribes in eastern Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and northern Rangpur Division of Bangladesh.^[3] It is closely related to Santali.^[4] Mundari Bani, a script specifically to write Mundari, was invented by Rohidas Singh Nag.^[5]^[6] It has also been written in the Devanagari, Odia, Bengali, and Latin writing systems.

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^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (PDF) (3rd ed.). Paris: UNESCO. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022.
^ "Mundari alphabet, pronunciation and description".
^ "Mundari Bani".
^ "BMS to intensify agitation on Mundari language". oneindia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "Adivasi. Volume 52. Number 1&2. June&December 2012". Page 22

[2] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011" (PDF). www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[4] Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (PDF) (3rd ed.). Paris: UNESCO. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022.

[5] "Mundari alphabet, pronunciation and description".

[6] "Mundari Bani".

[7] "BMS to intensify agitation on Mundari language". oneindia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[8] "Adivasi. Volume 52. Number 1&2. June&December 2012". Page 22

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