Language:  Santhali

Approximate Global Speakers

6,859,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

6

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Not Available

Jesus Film

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Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(6 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Malto India 226,000
 Paharia India 19,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,300
 Santal (Sawntal) India 9,096,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Nepal 60,000
Sauria Paharia India 63,000
  Totals:  6     2
SECONDARY Language
(134 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 248,000
 Amat India 324,000
Asur India 38,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
 Bagata India 175,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,456,000
 Baiga India 683,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,234,000
 Bathudi India 274,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 663,000
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) India 4,900
 Bhandari India 773,000
 Bharia Bhumia India 383,000
 Bhotia India 136,000
Bhottada India 552,000
 Bhuiya Ghatwar India 364,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,768,000
 Bhulia India 174,000
 Bhumij India 1,339,000
 Bhunjia India 32,000
 Binjhia India 213,000
Birhor India 25,000
 Birjia India 18,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,884,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Chakma India 262,000
 Chero India 190,000
 Chik Baraik India 141,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Christian Bangladesh 305,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
 Dewar India 1,210,000
 Dhimar India 2,251,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Didayi India 14,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,574,000
 Gadaba India 160,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,309,000
 Gauda India 2,429,000
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 530,000
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 345,000
 Golla India 164,000
Gond Jhare India 121,000
 Gond Rajgond India 1,445,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
 Gorait India 12,000
 Guria India 878,000
 Hadi India 1,170,000
 Hajang India 89,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
 Ho India 1,283,000
 Holar India 195,000
 Jhalo Malo India 482,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
Juang India 56,000
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 73,000
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,658,000
 Kandha Gauda India 32,000
Kandra India 793,000
Karan India 632,000
 Karmali India 155,000
 Kawar India 1,194,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,148,000
Khadala India 138,000
 Khambu India 375,000
 Khandait India 2,067,000
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) India 410,000
 Kharia India 902,000
 Kharwar India 677,000
 Kisan India 1,942,000
 Kol India 2,102,000
Kolah Lohara India 11,000
 Kolha India 849,000
 Kolta India 807,000
 Kori India 3,087,000
 Korwa India 535,000
 Kui Khond India 1,585,000
 Kuki Chin India 161,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,664,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 154,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
Lohra India 318,000
 Mahali India 98,000
 Mahishya India 11,869,000
 Mahli India 486,000
 Majhi India 144,000
 Majhwar India 222,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
Mankirdia India 2,900
 Marma (Magh) India 55,000
 Matia India 243,000
 Mech India 65,000
 Mizo India 172,000
Mizo Lushai India 676,000
 Monpa India 48,000
 Mru India 500
 Munda India 4,402,000
 Mundari India 31,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 178,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 3,871,000
 Namassej Chandel India 1,716,000
 Oraon India 5,353,000
 Oraon, Dhangar Nepal 46,000
Paik India 262,000
 Pan India 1,622,000
 Pardhan India 379,000
Parhaiya India 37,000
 Parja unspecified India 394,000
Patralu India 144,000
Pawi India 63,000
 Pnar India 333,000
 Pod India 3,570,000
 Rabha India 441,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,046,000
 Raju India 708,000
 Rajwar India 727,000
 Rongkup India 80,000
Sagarbanshi India 210,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 212,000
Saora Jati India 40,000
Saora Malia India 80,000
 Saora unspecified India 951,000
Shabar India 634,000
 Siyal India 38,000
Sounti India 136,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 648,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 505,000
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,805,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Tipera India 821,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
  Totals:  134     106

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