Nagpuri or Sadri language

Population : 1,965,000 in India (1997). Population includes 1,381,000 Sadani, 574,000 Nagpuria. Population total all countries: 2,165,000.

Region : Jharkhand, Ranchi, Palamu districts; Assam; Madhya Pradesh; West Bengal; Orissa; Andaman Islands; Nagaland. Also spoken in Bangladesh.

Alternate names : Sadani, Sadana, Sadati, Sadari, Sadhan, Sadna, Sadrik, Santri, Siddri, Sradri, Sadhari, Sadan, Nagpuria, Nagpuri, Chota Nagpuri, Dikku Kaji, Gawari, Ganwari, Goari, Gauuari, Jharkhandhi

Dialects : Intelligibility of all dialects with each other is high, except for Sadri of Bangladesh, where it is 77%. Speakers name 3 kinds of Sadri: Sadani (finer, respectful, formal), Common Sadri (Nagpuri), and Lower Sadri (rough). Dialects have 77% to 96% lexical similarity, 58% to 71% with Hindi, 47% to 54% with Oriya, 45% to 61% with Bengali.

Classification : Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bihari
Language use Spoken by Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and other communities. Spoken by the Chero as first language. Positive language attitude.

Speakers also use Hindi, Oriya, and Bengali. Hindi used in market, with leaders, for prayer and worship, but proficiency is low.

Language development : Literacy rate in second language: 15% to 25%. Devanagari script. Magazines. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1931–1986.

Others : Agriculturalists; laborers: tea estates, rice. Hindu, traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.