Also Known As:
Mal Pahoria, Malto, Malti, Maltu, Maler, Malpaharia, Marpaharia, Mal Pahariya, Mal, Manlati, Mar, Maw, Mawdo, Mawer, Mawer Nondi, Mad, Mader, Dehri, Paharia, Parsi
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
51,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Speakers
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
111,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
India
Location Description
Jharkhand, south Santal Pargana district, Ramgarh hills; Dumka district, Pakaur; south Godda, and Deoghar districts; some in Sahibganj district, Borio, Depart village; West Benga, Bankura, Barddhaman, and Murshidabad districts
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive language attidtudes
Other Languages Used By The Community
Bengali
Number of Other Language Speakers:
some
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Devanagari
Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
This is a book from the Harvard College Library, which includes a variety of vocabulary and literatu
This link focuses on the Malto (Mal Paharia) language dialect and speech.
This is a short example of the spoken Mal Paharia language.