Ho language
Austroasiatic language spoken in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ho (IPA: [/hoː ʤɐgɐr/], Warang Citi: 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜) is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in India by about 2.2 million people (0.202% of India's population) per the 2001 census. It is spoken by the Ho, Munda, Kolha and Kol tribal communities of Odisha,[4] Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Assam and is written with the Warang Citi script. Devanagari, Latin script, Odia script and Telugu script are sometimes used,[5] although native speakers are said to prefer a Ho script.[6] The latter script was invented by Ott Guru Kol Lako Bodra.
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Ho | |
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𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜, हो जागार, ହୋ ଜାଗାର, হো জাগার | |
Pronunciation | /hoː ʤɐgɐr/ |
Native to | India |
Ethnicity | Ho people |
Native speakers | 2.2 Million (2011 census)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Official: Warang Chiti Secondary: Devanagari, Latin script, Odia script, Telugu script[2] | |
Official status | |
Official language in | India
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | hoc |
Glottolog | hooo1248 |
Ho language speaking region | |
Ho is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3] | |
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The name "Ho" is derived from the native word "𑣙𑣉𑣉" which means "Human being".[7]