Alternate Names: Chota Nagpuri, Dikku Kaji, Ganwari, Gauuari, Gawari, Goari, Jharkhandhi, Nagpuri, Nagpuria, Sadan, Sadana, Sadani, Sadari, Sadati, Sadhan, Sadhari, Sadna, Sadrik, Santri, Siddri, Sradri
Dialects: 77% of Sadri ,, Oraon of Bangladesh. Speakers name 3 registers of Sadri: Sadani (finer, respectful, formal), Common Sadri (Nagpuri), and Lower Sadri (rough). Lexical similarity: 77%–96% between dialects, 58%–71% with Hindi ,, 47%–54% with Oriya ,, 45%–61% with Bengali ,.
Status Notes: Trade language among tribal groups in Assam.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,290,000 in India (2001 census). 2,050,000 Sadani, 1,243,000 Nagpuria. Population total all countries: 3,291,180.
Language Use: 7,000,000 tribals in Assam speak Sadri as language of wider communication. Positive attitudes. Also use Hindi [hin]. Hindi used in the market, with leaders, for prayer and worship, but proficiency is low. Also use Bengali [ben], Oriya [ory]. Used as L2 by Asuri [asr], Birhor [biy], Majhi [mjz].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Magazines. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1931–1986.
Writing System: Bengali, Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Hindu, Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.