Sadri
A language of India
| Population | 1,970,000 (1997). 1,381,000 Sadani, 574,000 Nagpuria. |
| Region | Jharkhand, Ranchi, Palamau districts; West Bengal; Orissa; Assam; Madhya Pradesh; Andaman Islands; Nagaland. |
| Alternate names | Chota Nagpuri, Dikku Kaji, Ganwari, Gauuari, Gawari, Goari, Jharkhandhi, Nagpuri, Nagpuria, Sadan, Sadana, Sadani, Sadari, Sadati, Sadhan, Sadhari, Sadna, Sadrik, Santri, Siddri, Sradri |
| Dialects | High mutual intelligibility among dialects. 77% of Sadri [sdr], Oraon of Bangladesh. Speakers name 3 registers of Sadri: Sadani (finer, respectful, formal), Common Sadri (Nagpuri), and Lower Sadri (rough). Lexical similarity: 77%–96% between dialects, 58%–71% with Hindi, 47%–54% with Oriya [ori], 45%–61% with Bengali [ben]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bihari |
| Language use | Trade language. 7,000,000 tribals in Assam speak Sadri as language of wider communication. Positive attitude. Also use Hindi, Oriya, or Bengali. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Magazines. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1931–1986. |
| Writing system | Bengali script. Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Trade language among tribal groups in Assam. Agriculturalists; laborers: tea estates, rice. Hindu, traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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