Sadri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
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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
Population

3,290,000 (2001 census). 2,050,000 Sadani, 1,243,000 Nagpuria. Total users in all countries: 3,291,180.

Location

Bihar state: Aurangabad; Chhattisgarh state: Surguja; Jharkhand state: Chatra, Latehar, Palamu, and Ranchi districts.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication). Trade language among tribal groups in Assam.

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bihari
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 [hin], 47%–54% with Odia [ory], 45%–61% with Bengali [ben].

Language Use

7,000,000 tribals in Assam speak Sadri as language of wider communication. Positive attitudes. Also use Bengali [ben], Odia [ory]. Also use Hindi [hin], especially in the market, with leaders, and for prayer and worship, but proficiency is low. Used as L2 by Asuri [asr], Birhor [biy], Majhi [mjz].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1931–1986.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sadri
Writing

Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Devanagari script [Deva].

Other Comments

Hindu, Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

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