Majhwar language

Majhwar is a poorly-attested Munda language, apparently related to or a dialect of Asuri, spoken in northern Chhattisgarh and Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh by the Majhwar tribe.

Majhwar
Native toIndia
RegionChhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim
EthnicityMajhwar
Native speakers
(34,300 cited 1995)
Austroasiatic
  • Munda
    • North
      • Kherwarian
        • Mundaric
          • Majhwar
Language codes
ISO 639-3mmj
Glottologmajh1236

Today all Majhwars record their mother tongue as Indo-Aryan languages like Chhattisgarhi, Surgujia and Sadri.

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