Ho (also known as Bihar-ho and Lanka-kol ) is the language of the Munda family, the number of speakers is just over 1 million people. The written language is Devanagari (used in Bihar), Oriya (used in Orissa), and the original Varang Kshiti alphabet. The carriers are the ho people who speak it in the states of West Bengal , Orissa (Coenjjar and Mayurbhanj districts), Jharkhand (Dhalbhum, Kolhan, Seraikella districts in Singhbhum district).
| Ho | |
|---|---|
| Country | India , Bangladesh |
| Regions | West Bengal , Orissa , Jharkhand |
| Total number of speakers | over 1 million |
| Status | |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Austro-Asian family
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| Writing | Devanagari , Oriya , Varang Kshiti |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | mun |
| ISO 639-3 | hoc |
| WALS | |
| Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Notes
Literature
- Deeney, JJ (1991). Introduction to the Ho language: [learn Ho quickly and well] . Chaibasa: Xavier Ho Publications.
- Burrows, L. (1980). The grammar of the Ho language: an eastern Himalayan dialect . New Delhi: Cosmo.
- Deeney, JJ (1975). Ho grammar and vocabulary . Chaibasa: Xavier Ho Publications.
- Deeney, JJ (1978). Ho-English Dictionary . Chaibassa: Xavier Ho Publications.
- Anderson, Gregory DS, Toshiki Osada and K. David Harrison. “Ho and the other Kherwarian Languages” In Gregory Anderson (ed.) Munda Languages. (2008). Routledge ISBN 978-0-415-32890-6