Khortha language

Khortha
Khortha
Eastern Magahi
खोरठा
	The word "Khortha" written in Devanagari script
Native to	India
Region	North Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand
Native speakers	8.04 million (2011 census)(additional speakers counted under Hindi)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bihari Magahi Khortha; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Devanagari
Official status
Official language in	India Jharkhand (additional);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Khortha (also romanized as Kortha or Khotta) or alternatively classified as Eastern Magahi is a language variety (which is considered a dialect of the Magahi language) spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, mainly in 16 districts of three divisions: North Chotanagpur, Palamu division and Santhal Pargana. Khortha is spoken by the Sadaans as native language and used by the tribal as a link language. It is the most spoken language variety of Jharkhand.

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