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Malto | |
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Paharia | |
माल्टो (पहाड़िया), মাল্টো (পাহাড়িয়া) | |
Native to | India and Bangladesh |
Region | Jharkhand; West Bengal; Bihar; Odisha |
Ethnicity | Malto; Sauria Paharia |
Native speakers | 159,215 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:kmj – Kumarbhag Pahariamjt – Sauria Paharia |
Glottolog | malt1248 |
ELP | Sauria Paharia |
Malto (/ˈmæltoʊ/ 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.