Bhumij

Facts

  • Language: Bhumij
  • Alternate names: Sadar Bhumij, Bhumij Munda, Bhumij Thar, Bhumiɟ
  • Language code: unr-bhu
  • Language family: Austro-Asiatic; Munda; North Munda; Kherwarian (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: over 100,000
  • Vulnerability: risk
  • Script:

More information:

    Greg Anderson: Language is locally endangered. Bhumij are heavily Hinduized and often switch to Indo-Aryan language(s) when adopting Hindu religious practices.