Kharia Thar language

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Kharia Thar
Native to India, also Nepal
Region Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal states
Ethnicity Hill Kharia
Native speakers
25,000 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ksy
Glottolog khar1283

Kharia Thar is an Indic language spoken by the Hill Kharia culture of India. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kharia Thar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)