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Mundari Language is mostly spoken in Nepal, Bangladesh and India. Mundari Language belongs to the Austro-Asiatic, North Munda, Munda, Mundari and Kherwari family of languages. Mundari Language has a speaker count of 2,074,700 people across the globe. The language of Mundari was originally used as a medium of conversation by the Munda tribal people. This Munda community has close associations with the Santali group.
Mundari Language is also known as Colh, Killi, Horo, Mondari, Mandari, Munda, Mundari: India and Munari. This language is in the list of GRN Language at a position of 679. The dialects which are closely in relation to Mundari language of Nepal include Mandari, Hasada', Naguri,Latar, Kera', Bangla: Kera, Munda, Sadar Bhumij, Bhumji Thar and Bhumji Munda as well as Mundari: Bangladesh. The literacy rate in Mundari Language is 50% to 75%.
Mundari Language is used as a medium of conversation in a large nember of places in India. These include Jharkhand in the western and southern regions of Ranchi, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in North Orissa.
Mundari comes under the category of primary language in India with 17,000 people speaking the Mundari language in the country. It has been given a rating of 4.1 on the progress scale.
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