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Khortha language
Indo-Aryan dialect spoken in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Khortha (also romanized as Kortha or Khotta) or alternatively classified as Eastern Magahi[4] is a language variety (which is considered a dialect of the Magahi language) spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, mainly in 16 districts of three divisions: North Chotanagpur, Palamu division and Santhal Pargana.[3] Khortha is spoken by the Sadaans as native language and used by the tribal as a link language.[5][4] It is the most spoken language variety of Jharkhand.[6][7][8]
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Geographical distribution
Distribution of Khortha language in the state of India[9]
- Jharkhand (96.27%)
- West Bengal (1.93%)
- Bihar (1.67%)
- Other (0.13%)
Khortha is spoken in North Chota Nagpur division and Santal Pargana division of Jharkhand. The 13 districts are Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Chatra, Ramgarh, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahebganj, Pakur and Godda.[2]
In Bihar, districts where Khortha is spoken include Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada.[10]
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Classification
George Grierson classified Khortha as a dialect of the Magahi language in his linguistic survey.[5] However, a recent study demonstrates that Khortha is more similar to other Bihari languages of Jharkhand called Sadani languages.[11]
Literature
In 1950, Sriniwas Panuri translated Kalidasa's Meghadutam in Khortha. In 1956, he composed two works Balkiran and Divyajyoti. Bhubaneswar Dutta Sharma, Sriniwas Panuri, Viswanath Dasaundhi and Viswanath Nagar were among first people who started literature in Khortha. Some prominent writers in Khortha language are A.K Jha, Shivnath Pramanik, B.N Ohdar.[5] For the first time, efforts were made to reach Khortha language and literature to the People of Jharkhand through the Internet by the founder of the Sarkari Library, Mr Mananjay Mahato. Khortha literature became available online for the first time due to the efforts of Mr. Mananjay Mahato.
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