Ho language

Ho (IPA: [/hoː ʤɐgɐr/], Warang Citi: 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜) is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in India by about 2.2 million people (0.202% of India's population) per the 2001 census. Ho is a tribal language. It is spoken by the Ho, Munda, Kolha and Kol tribal communities of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Assam and is written with the Warang Citi script. Devanagari, Latin script, Odia script and Telugu script are sometimes used, although native speakers are said to prefer a Ho script. The latter script was invented by Ott Guru Kol Lako Bodra.

This article is about the Austroasiatic language of India. For the Tibeto-Burman language also known as Ho of China, Vietnam and Laos, see Hani language.

Ho
𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜, हो जागार, ହୋ ଜାଗାର, হো জাগার
'hōō jagar' written in Warang Citi
Pronunciation/hoː ʤɐgɐr/
Native toIndia
EthnicityHo people
Native speakers
2.2 Million (2011 census)
Austroasiatic
  • Munda
    • North
      • Kherwarian
        • Mundaric
          • Ho
Official: Warang Chiti Secondary: Devanagari, Latin script, Odia script, Telugu script
Official status
Official language in
 India
Language codes
ISO 639-3hoc
Glottologhooo1248

The name "Ho" is derived from the native word "𑣙𑣉𑣉" which means "Human being".

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