Birhor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Birhor people are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.
  2. The language spoken by these people.

Word forms

Birhor

Etymology

From Birhor bir 'forest' + hos 'men'.

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