Munda people
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This article is about the Mundari speaking ethnic group. For a list of all ethnic groups using Munda languages, see Munda peoples.
The Munda people are an Austroasiatic-speaking ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent. They speak Mundari as their native language, which belongs to the Munda subgroup of Austroasiatic languages. The Munda are found mainly concentrated in the south and East Chhotanagpur Plateau region of Jharkhand,[8] Odisha and West Bengal.[1][9] The Munda also reside in adjacent areas of Madhya Pradesh as well as in portions of Bangladesh, Nepal, and the state of Tripura.[1][10] They are one of India's largest scheduled tribes. Munda people in Tripura are also known as Mura.[11]
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Horoko, Horo | |
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Total population | |
c. 2.29 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
India Bangladesh Nepal | |
India | 2,228,661 (2011)[1] |
Jharkhand | 1,229,221 |
Odisha | 584,346 |
West Bengal | 366,386 |
Assam | 149,851 (1921)[2] |
Chhattisgarh | 15,095 |
Tripura | 14,544 |
Bihar | 14,028 |
Madhya Pradesh | 5,041 |
Bangladesh | 60,191 (2021)[3] |
Nepal | 2,350 (2011) |
Languages | |
Mundari[4]• Panchpargania • Sadri • Odia • Bengali • Hindi | |
Religion | |
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Related ethnic groups | |
Munda peoples |
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