Munda languages
The Munda languages are a branch of the Austro-Asian language family widespread in South Asia . In addition to the Southeast Asian Mon-Khmer languages , they form the second main branch of the Austro-Asian languages.
The 19 Munda languages are spoken by a total of around 10 million people, mainly in India and also in Bangladesh . The most widely spoken Munda language is Santali with around 6 million speakers. It is also the only Munda language recognized as one of India's 22 national languages . The speakers of the Munda languages belong to the illiterate Adivasi tribal population, so the languages are largely writtenless and have no literary tradition. The Munda people gave their name to this language family .
classification
NORTH MUNDA
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Korku
- Korku (500,000 speakers)
- Kherwari
SOUTH MUNDA
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Kharia-Juang
- Kharia (280,000 speakers)
- Juang (Patua) (40,000 speakers)
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Koraput
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Sora
- Sora (Savara) (300,000 speakers)
- Lodhi (75,000 speakers)
- Parenga (Gorum) (5,000 speakers)
- Juray
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Gata
- Gata '(Geta') (3,000 speakers)
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Goodob
- Gadaba (Gutob) (30,000 speakers)
- Bondo (Remo) (8,000 speakers)
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Sora
literature
- Gregory DS Anderson (Ed.): The Munda Languages. London and New York: Routledge, 2008.
- Gregory DS Anderson: The Munda Verb: Typological Perspectives . Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007.
- Georgij A. Zograph: The languages of South Asia. (Translated from Erika Klemm). Leipzig: VEB Verlag Enzyklopädie, 1982. pp. 120-125.