Language:  Santhali

Approximate Global Speakers

6,914,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

3

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Not Available

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(3 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,400
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,944,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Nepal 60,000
  Totals:  3     1
SECONDARY Language
(185 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 246,000
 Amat India 321,000
 Ao India 277,000
 Arleng India 698,000
Asur India 40,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,799,000
 Bagata India 174,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,428,000
 Baiga India 676,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,263,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,352,000
 Barman India 8,000
 Bathudi India 272,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 660,000
 Bhandari India 766,000
 Bharia Bhumia India 380,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,556,000
 Bhotia India 134,000
Bhottada India 548,000
 Bhuiya Ghatwar India 371,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,503,000
 Bhulia India 173,000
 Bhumia India 188,000
 Bhumij India 1,328,000
 Bhunjia India 32,000
 Binjhal India 163,000
 Binjhia India 211,000
Birhor India 24,000
 Birjia India 17,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,727,000
 Bondo Poraja India 15,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,563,000
 Bru India 245,000
 Chakhesang India 185,000
 Chakma India 260,000
 Chero India 239,000
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Christian India 1,565,000
 Christian Bangladesh 305,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,475,000
 Deori India 61,000
 Dewar India 1,200,000
 Dharua India 22,000
 Dhimar India 2,245,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,098,000
Didayi India 14,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,554,000
 Gadaba India 158,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,305,000
 Gauda India 2,412,000
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 526,000
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 344,000
 Golla India 163,000
 Gond Maria India 1,803,000
 Gond Rajgond India 1,434,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,129,000
 Gorait India 12,000
 Guria India 872,000
 Hadi India 1,162,000
 Hajang India 96,000
 Halba India 866,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,710,000
 Hmar India 116,000
 Ho India 1,276,000
Hojai India 5,100
 Holar India 193,000
 Idu India 38,000
 Jhalo Malo India 482,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,933,000
Juang India 56,000
 Kachari Dimasa India 173,000
 Kachari Sonwal India 331,000
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 73,000
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,634,000
 Kalingi India 325,000
Kambo India 58,000
 Kandha Gauda India 31,000
Kandra India 786,000
Karan India 627,000
 Karmali India 153,000
 Kawar India 1,185,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,290,000
Khadala India 138,000
 Khambu India 404,000
 Khandait India 2,076,000
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) India 402,000
 Kharia India 898,000
 Kharwar India 688,000
 Khasi India 1,477,000
 Kisan India 1,864,000
 Kol India 2,093,000
Kolah Lohara India 11,000
 Kolha India 842,000
 Koli Mahadev India 1,986,000
 Koli Malhar India 370,000
 Kolta India 802,000
 Konda Dhora India 277,000
 Konda Kapu India 25,000
 Kori India 3,062,000
 Korku India 1,199,000
 Korwa India 537,000
 Kui Khond India 1,571,000
 Kuki Chin India 168,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,811,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,602,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,681,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 153,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,340,000
Lohra India 308,000
 Mahali India 97,000
 Mahishya India 12,283,000
 Mahli India 482,000
 Majhi India 143,000
 Majhi Nepal 97,000
 Majhwar India 222,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 11,821,000
 Malto India 224,000
Mandia India 3,100
Mankirdia India 2,900
 Marma (Magh) India 55,000
 Matia India 250,000
Mawasi India 130,000
 Mech India 65,000
 Meena India 5,505,000
 Miri India 824,000
 Mizo India 170,000
Mizo Fanai India 17,000
Mizo Lushai India 670,000
 Momba India 5,400
 Monpa India 48,000
 Monpa Dirang India 8,500
 Munda India 4,363,000
 Munda, Horo Nepal 2,600
 Mundari India 31,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 177,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,275,000
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 3,840,000
 Namassej Chandel India 1,710,000
 Nissi India 46,000
Nocte India 45,000
Omanatya India 37,000
 Oraon India 5,311,000
 Oraon, Dhangar Nepal 46,000
Paik India 260,000
 Pan India 1,611,000
 Pardhan India 376,000
Parenga India 14,000
Parhaiya India 36,000
 Parja unspecified India 391,000
Patralu India 143,000
Pawi India 62,000
Pentia India 12,000
 Pnar India 330,000
 Pod India 3,543,000
 Rabha India 436,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 4,974,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 133,000
 Raju India 728,000
 Rajwar India 721,000
 Rongkup India 92,000
Sagarbanshi India 208,000
 Sangtam India 90,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 212,000
Saonta India 4,900
Saora Jadu India 21,000
Saora Jati India 40,000
Saora Malia India 80,000
 Saora unspecified India 944,000
Sauria Paharia India 61,000
Shabar India 630,000
 Siyal India 38,000
Sounti India 135,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 644,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 532,000
Tagin India 73,000
 Tamang India 276,000
Tangsa Mossang India 4,600
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,914,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,524,000
 Thadou India 258,000
 Tharu India 540,000
 Tipera India 814,000
 Tiwa India 287,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 40,857,000
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 164,000
  Totals:  185     134

Language Alternate Names
Har
Har Rar
Hor
Karmali (Khole)
Khole
Mahali (Mahle)
Sainti
Samtali
Sandal
Sangtal
Santal
Santali
Santhal
Santhiali
Satar
Sentali
Sonthal

Dialects
Bangladesh
Kamari-santali
Karmali
Lohari-santali
Manjhi
Nepal
Paharia
Santali

Dialect Alternate Names
Khole
Santali
Santali (Bangladesh)
Santali: Bangladesh
Santali: Manjhi
Santali: Nepal
Santar
Santhali: Bangladesh
Saotal
Shantal
Shaottal



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