Language:  Santhali

Approximate Global Speakers

6,908,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

3

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(3 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,500
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,636,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Nepal 56,000
  Totals:  3     1
SECONDARY Language
(189 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 239,000
 Amat India 310,000 ☀︎
 Ao India 266,000
 Arleng India 673,000
Asur India 40,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,564,000 ☀︎
 Bagata India 171,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,313,000 ☀︎
 Baiga India 656,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,119,000 ☀︎
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,151,000
 Barman India 7,700
 Bathudi India 262,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 640,000 ☀︎
 Bhandari India 741,000 ☀︎
 Bharia Bhumia India 368,000 ☀︎
 Bhil unspecified India 16,822,000
 Bhotia India 130,000
Bhottada India 530,000
 Bhuiya Ghatwar India 358,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,737,000
 Bhulia India 167,000 ☀︎
 Bhumia India 181,000
 Bhumij India 1,282,000
 Bhunjia India 30,000 ☀︎
 Binjhal India 157,000 ☀︎
 Binjhia India 205,000
Birhor India 24,000
 Birjia India 17,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,667,000
 Bondo Poraja India 14,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 39,943,000 ☀︎
 Bru India 236,000
 Chakhesang India 180,000
Chakma India 250,000
 Chero India 182,000
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Christian Bangladesh 310,000
 Christian India 1,600,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,860,000 ☀︎
 Deori India 59,000
 Dewar India 1,159,000 ☀︎
 Dharua India 21,000
 Dhimar India 2,168,000 ☀︎
Didayi India 13,000
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,466,000
 Gadaba India 156,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,260,000
 Gauda India 2,330,000 ☀︎
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 508,000
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 333,000 ☀︎
 Golla India 157,000 ☀︎
 Gond Maria India 1,732,000
 Gond Rajgond India 1,396,000
 Gond unspecified India 11,705,000
 Gorait India 12,000
 Guria India 843,000 ☀︎
 Hadi India 1,122,000
 Hajang India 93,000
 Halba India 837,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,657,000 ☀︎
 Hmar India 112,000
 Ho India 1,232,000
Hojai India 5,000
 Holar India 186,000
 Jhalo Malo India 466,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,810,000 ☀︎
Juang India 54,000
 Kachari Dimasa India 167,000
 Kachari Sonwal India 315,000
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 71,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,888,000 ☀︎
 Kalingi India 313,000
Kambo India 56,000 ☀︎
 Kandha Gauda India 30,000
Kandra India 762,000
Karan India 607,000
 Karmali India 147,000
 Kawar India 1,144,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 8,425,000 ☀︎
Khadala India 134,000
 Khambu India 391,000
 Khandait India 2,021,000 ☀︎
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) India 390,000 ☀︎
 Kharia India 866,000
 Kharwar India 653,000
 Khasi India 1,426,000
 Kisan India 1,779,000
 Kol India 2,022,000 ☀︎
Kolah Lohara India 11,000
 Kolha India 812,000
 Koli Mahadev India 1,917,000 ☀︎
 Koli Malhar India 357,000 ☀︎
 Kolta India 767,000
 Konda Dhora India 280,000
 Kori India 2,957,000
 Korku India 1,156,000
 Korwa India 511,000
 Kui Khond India 1,815,000
 Kuki Chin India 163,000
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 18,279,000 ☀︎
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 18,031,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 21,933,000 ☀︎
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 149,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,024,000 ☀︎
Lohara India 299,000
 Mahali India 103,000
 Mahishya India 11,869,000
 Mahli India 466,000
 Majhi India 137,000
 Majhi Nepal 91,000
 Majhwar India 214,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 13,662,000 ☀︎
 Malto India 218,000
Mandia India 2,900
Mankirdia India 2,700
 Marma (Magh) India 53,000
 Matia India 242,000 ☀︎
Mawasi India 125,000 ☀︎
 Mech India 63,000
 Meena India 5,290,000
 Miri India 795,000
 Mishmi India 28,000
 Mizo India 164,000
Mizo Fanai India 17,000
Mizo Lushai India 646,000
 Momba India 5,200
 Monpa India 46,000
 Monpa Dirang India 8,200
 Munda India 4,157,000
 Munda, Horo Nepal 2,400
 Mundari India 30,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 172,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 13,835,000 ☀︎
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 4,438,000
 Namassej Chandel India 1,651,000
 Nissi India 44,000
 Nyishi India 285,000
Omanatya India 36,000 ☀︎
 Oraon India 5,154,000
 Oraon, Dhangar Nepal 43,000
Paik India 251,000
 Pan India 1,555,000
 Pardhan India 363,000
Parenga India 13,000
Parhaiya India 35,000
 Parja unspecified India 452,000
Patralu India 139,000 ☀︎
Pawi India 60,000
Pentia India 12,000
 Pnar India 319,000
 Poundra India 3,420,000
 Rabha India 421,000
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 13,981,000 ☀︎
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,748,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 126,000
 Raju India 703,000 ☀︎
 Rajwar India 697,000
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 89,000
Sagarbanshi India 202,000 ☀︎
 Sahariya India 990,000 ☀︎
 Sangtam India 87,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 216,000
Saonta India 5,200
Saora Jadu India 21,000
Saora Jati India 39,000
Saora Malia India 77,000
 Saora unspecified India 1,091,000
Sauria Paharia India 59,000
Shabar India 608,000
 Siyal India 36,000
Sounti India 130,000 ☀︎
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 744,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 514,000 ☀︎
Tagin India 71,000
 Tamang India 279,000
Tangsa India 18,000
Tangsa Moglum India 3,000
Tangsa Mossang India 4,400
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,716,000 ☀︎
 Tanu India 50,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 21,850,000 ☀︎
 Thadou India 249,000
 Tharu India 530,000
 Tipera India 787,000
 Tiwa India 278,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 47,216,000 ☀︎
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 163,000
 Yenadi India 800,000
  Totals:  189     135

Language Alternate Names
Har
Har Rar
Hor
Karmali
Khole
Mahali
Sainti
Samtali
Sandal
Sangtal
Santal
Santali
Santhal
Santhiali
Satar
Sentali
Sonthal

Dialects
Bangladesh
Kamari-santali
Lohari-santali
Manjhi
Nepal
Paharia

Dialect Alternate Names
Santali (Bangladesh)
Santar
Saotal
Shantal
Shaottal