Gumla District - Languages

Languages

The major languages spoken in this region of Jharkhand are Nagpuri or Sadri, Hindi, Oriya & Kurukh.

Languages spoken here also include Asuri, an Austro-Asiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000.

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