| Kumarbhag Paharia | |
|---|---|
| कुमारभाग पहाड़िया | |
| Spoken in | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
| Native speakers | 16,000 (2000) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Devnagri |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kmj |
The Kumarbhag Paharia (Devanagari: कुमारभाग पहाड़िया) language is spoken in the Jharkhand and West Bengal states of India, and tiny pockets of Orissa state. It is a member of the Northern branch of the Dravidian language family, along with the Kurukh language (also spoken in India) and the Brahui language spoken in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. The language is sometime referred to as Kumar Malto. It is closely related to the Sauria Paharia language, to the point where both are sometimes together referred to as the Malto language.