Bhumij is a member of the North Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language famuily. It is spoken by about 120,000 poeple, mainly in the states of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand in the northeast of India. In particular, Bhumij people can be found in the East Singhbhum and Saraikela Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand; the Purulia, Bankura, Midnapore and 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal; and the Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Balasore districts of Odisha. These areas are collective known as the Kherwarian area.
Bhumij is related to Ho, Mundari and Santali. It is usually written with the Devanagari, Odia or Bengali alphabets. It is also written the Ol Onal alphabet, which was invented between 1981-1992 by Ol Guru Mahendra Nath Sardar, a Bhumij linguist from Odisha.
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जोतो होड़ोको के मान् आर अधिकार रेया पाईटी रे जन्मजुग आते नवारी ओडोअ् बाराबारी नाम आकाना। आजके बुद्धि ओडोअ् अन्तर आत्मा आते नाम आकाना ओडोअ् सोंगेरे आजके दादा भाई रूपते मान्ती दरकार।
ଜୋଥୋ ହୋଡ଼ୋକୋ କେ ମାନ ଆର ଅଧିକାର ରେୟା ପାଈଟୀ ରେ ଜନ୍ମଜୁଗ ଆଥେ ନୱାରୀ ଓଡୋଅ୍ ବାରାବାରୀ ନାମ ଆକାନା। ଆଜକେ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଓଡୋଅ୍ ଅନ୍ଥର ଆଥ୍ମା ଆଥେ ନାମ ଆକାନା ଓଡୋଅ୍ ସୋଙଗେରେ ଆଜକେ ଦାଦା ଭାଈ ରୂପ୍ଥେ ମାନ୍ତୀ ଦରକାର।
জোতো হোড়োকো কে মান আর অধিকার রেয়া পাঈটী রে জন্মজুগ আতে নওয়ারী ওডোঅ্ বারাবারী নাম আকানা। আজকে বুদ্ধি ওডোঅ্ অন্তর আত্মা আতে নাম আকানা ওডোঅ্ সোঙ্গেরে আজকে দাদা ভাঈ রূপ্তে মান্তী দরকার।
Joto hoṛoko ke mān ār ôdhikār reyā pāīṭī re jônmôjug āte nôwārī oḍoô bārābārī nām ākānā. Ājke buddhi oḍoô ôntôr ātmā āte nām ākānā oḍoô soṅgere ājke dādā bhāī rūpte māntī dôrkār.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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Information about Bhumij
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumij
https://livingtongues.org/projects/asia/india/munda-languages/bhumij/
http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/1601
Bhumij, Gadaba, Ho, Juang, Kharia, Koda, Korku, Mundari, Santali, Sora
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