Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Santhali
SOURCE
Indigenous Media Foundation (Nepal)
Santhali
Language Profile
TOTAL SPEAKERS
51,735 in Nepal (2011)
5,940,000 in India
5,940,000 in India
USAGE BY COUNTRY (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)
Nepal, India, BangladheshBACKGROUND
Indigenous Santhals are found in Jhapa and Morang districts. They are also known as Satar. The language of the Santhals belongs to Austro-Asiatic family. Almost 97 percent of their population (49,858) people speak their mother tongue.