Santali language

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Santali
Spoken in: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan
Total speakers: 6,050,000
Language family: Austro-Asiatic
 Munda
  Santali 
Writing system: Latin alphabet, Ol Chiki
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: to be added
ISO/FDIS 639-3: sat

Santali is a language in the Munda subfamily of Austro-Asiatic, related to Ho and Mundari. It is spoken by about six million people in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan [citation needed]. Most of its speakers live in India, in the states of Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Orissa, Tripura, and West Bengal. It has its own alphabet, known as Ol Chiki, but literacy is very low, between 10 and 30%. Santali is spoken by the Santhals.

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santhal are old tribles which are found in jharkhand,west bengal,orissaetc

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