Also Known As:
Haria, Kharvi, Khatria, Kheria, Khadia, Khariya, Khaɽia
Dialects & Varieties
- Mirdha-Kharia
- Dhelki Kharia
- Dudh Kharia
Recent Resources
Online Kharia-English / English-Kharia Dictionary
Kharia talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
1
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Peterson, John. 2011. A Grammar of Kharia: A South Munda Language. (Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages.) Leiden: Brill.
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Peterson, John. 2011. A Grammar of Kharia: A South Munda Language. (Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages.) Leiden: Brill.