Alternate Names: Colh, Horo, Mandari, Mondari, Munari
Dialects: Bhumij (Bhumij Munda, Bhumij Thar, Sadar Bhumij), Hasada’, Kera’, Latar, Naguri. 75% intelligibility of Ho ,. Lexical similarity: 70%–84% with the Bhumij dialect.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,110,000 in India (2001 census). 1,060,000 Mundari, 47,400 Bhumij. Population total all countries: 1,120,280.
Language Use: Used as L2 by Birhor [biy], Mahali [mjx].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Poetry. Magazines. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1910–2002.
Writing System: Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Oriya
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. There is Bhumij literature. Traditional religion, Hindu.