Malto language

Malto
Paharia
माल्टो (पहाड़िया), মাল্টো (পাহাড়িয়া)
Native toIndia and Bangladesh
RegionJharkhand; West Bengal; Bihar; Odisha
EthnicityMalto; Sauria Paharia
Native speakers
159,215 (2011 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Kumarbhag Paharia, Sauria Paharia
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kmj – Kumarbhag Paharia
mjt – Sauria Paharia
Glottologmalt1248
ELPSauria Paharia

Malto (/ˈmælt/ MAL-toh[2]) or Paharia (/pəˈhɑːriə/ pə-HAR-ee-ə[3]), or rarely Rajmahali,[4] is a Northern Dravidian language spoken primarily in East India by the Malto people.

  1. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. ^ "Malto". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  3. ^ "Paharia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  4. ^ "Rajmahali". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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