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)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,500 Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) India 7,620,000 Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) Nepal 54,000 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  3     1 ◼︎ (0 ✸︎)
SECONDARY Language
(188 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 211,000 Progress Gauge
 Amat India 274,000 Progress Gauge
 Ao India 235,000 Progress Gauge
 Arleng India 595,000 Progress Gauge
Asur India 35,000 Progress Gauge
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 6,675,000 Progress Gauge
 Bagata India 151,000 Progress Gauge
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 2,923,000 Progress Gauge
 Baiga India 578,000 Progress Gauge
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 3,633,000 Progress Gauge
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 6,310,000 Progress Gauge
 Barman India 6,800 Progress Gauge
 Bathudi India 231,000 Progress Gauge
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 565,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhandari India 654,000 Progress Gauge
 Bharia Bhumia India 325,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhil unspecified India 20,519,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhotia India 115,000 Progress Gauge
Bhottada India 467,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhuiya Ghatwar India 316,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhuiya unspecified India 2,119,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhulia India 147,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhumia India 160,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhumij India 1,131,000 Progress Gauge
 Bhunjia India 26,000 Progress Gauge
 Binjhal India 139,000 Progress Gauge
 Binjhia India 181,000 Progress Gauge
Birhor India 21,000 Progress Gauge
 Birjia India 15,000 Progress Gauge
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,471,000 Progress Gauge
 Bondo Poraja India 13,000 Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified India 48,723,000 Progress Gauge
 Bru India 208,000 Progress Gauge
 Chakhesang India 158,000 Progress Gauge
 Chakma India 221,000 Progress Gauge
 Chero India 161,000 Progress Gauge
 Chik Baraik India 123,000 Progress Gauge
 Christian Bangladesh 309,000 Progress Gauge
 Christian India 1,412,000 Progress Gauge
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 3,489,000 Progress Gauge
 Deori India 52,000 Progress Gauge
 Dewar India 1,023,000 Progress Gauge
 Dharua India 19,000 Progress Gauge
 Dhimar India 1,912,000 Progress Gauge
Didayi India 12,000 Progress Gauge
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,177,000 Progress Gauge
 Gadaba India 138,000 Progress Gauge
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,112,000 Progress Gauge
 Gauda India 2,057,000 Progress Gauge
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 448,000 Progress Gauge
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 294,000 Progress Gauge
 Golla India 139,000 Progress Gauge
 Gond Maria India 1,530,000 Progress Gauge
 Gond Rajgond India 1,232,000 Progress Gauge
 Gond unspecified India 14,278,000 Progress Gauge
 Gorait India 10,000 Progress Gauge
 Guria India 744,000 Progress Gauge
 Hadi India 990,000 Progress Gauge
 Hajang India 82,000 Progress Gauge
 Halba India 740,000 Progress Gauge
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,462,000 Progress Gauge
 Hmar India 99,000 Progress Gauge
 Ho India 1,086,000 Progress Gauge
Hojai India 4,400 Progress Gauge
 Holar India 164,000 Progress Gauge
 Jhalo Malo India 412,000 Progress Gauge
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,362,000 Progress Gauge
Juang India 48,000 Progress Gauge
 Kachari Dimasa India 147,000 Progress Gauge
 Kachari Sonwal India 278,000 Progress Gauge
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 62,000 Progress Gauge
 Kaibartta unspecified India 2,303,000 Progress Gauge
 Kalingi India 276,000 Progress Gauge
Kambo India 50,000 Progress Gauge
 Kandha Gauda India 27,000 Progress Gauge
Kandra India 671,000 Progress Gauge
Karan India 536,000 Progress Gauge
 Karmali India 130,000 Progress Gauge
 Kawar India 1,010,000 Progress Gauge
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 10,277,000 Progress Gauge
Khadala India 118,000 Progress Gauge
 Khambu India 344,000 Progress Gauge
 Khandait India 1,784,000 Progress Gauge
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) India 344,000 Progress Gauge
 Kharia India 763,000 Progress Gauge
 Kharwar India 576,000 Progress Gauge
 Khasi India 1,258,000 Progress Gauge
 Kisan India 1,571,000 Progress Gauge
 Kol India 1,786,000 Progress Gauge
Kolah Lohara India 9,700 Progress Gauge
 Kolha India 717,000 Progress Gauge
 Koli Mahadev India 1,692,000 Progress Gauge
 Koli Malhar India 315,000 Progress Gauge
 Kolta India 678,000 Progress Gauge
 Konda Dhora India 247,000 Progress Gauge
 Kori India 2,610,000 Progress Gauge
 Korku India 1,022,000 Progress Gauge
 Korwa India 451,000 Progress Gauge
 Kui Khond India 2,214,000 Progress Gauge
 Kuki Chin India 143,000 Progress Gauge
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 16,133,000 Progress Gauge
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 21,994,000 Progress Gauge
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 19,359,000 Progress Gauge
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 131,000 Progress Gauge
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 9,729,000 Progress Gauge
Lohara India 264,000 Progress Gauge
 Mahali India 91,000 Progress Gauge
 Mahishya India 10,473,000 Progress Gauge
 Mahli India 411,000 Progress Gauge
 Majhi India 121,000 Progress Gauge
 Majhi Nepal 87,000 Progress Gauge
 Majhwar India 188,000 Progress Gauge
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 16,665,000 Progress Gauge
 Malto India 192,000 Progress Gauge
Mandia India 2,600 Progress Gauge
Mankirdia India 2,400 Progress Gauge
 Marma (Magh) India 47,000 Progress Gauge
 Matia India 213,000 Progress Gauge
Mawasi India 110,000 Progress Gauge
 Mech India 55,000 Progress Gauge
 Meena India 4,670,000 Progress Gauge
 Miri India 702,000 Progress Gauge
 Mishmi India 24,000 Progress Gauge
 Mizo India 145,000 Progress Gauge
Mizo Fanai India 15,000 Progress Gauge
Mizo Lushai India 571,000 Progress Gauge
 Momba India 4,600 Progress Gauge
 Monpa India 41,000 Progress Gauge
 Monpa Dirang India 7,200 Progress Gauge
 Munda India 3,668,000 Progress Gauge
 Mundari India 26,000 Progress Gauge
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 152,000 Progress Gauge
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 12,208,000 Progress Gauge
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 5,414,000 Progress Gauge
 Namassej Chandel India 1,458,000 Progress Gauge
 Nissi India 39,000 Progress Gauge
 Nyishi India 252,000 Progress Gauge
Omanatya India 32,000 Progress Gauge
 Oraon India 4,548,000 Progress Gauge
 Oraon, Dhangar Nepal 41,000 Progress Gauge
Paik India 221,000 Progress Gauge
 Pan India 1,373,000 Progress Gauge
 Pardhan India 320,000 Progress Gauge
Parenga India 12,000 Progress Gauge
Parhaiya India 31,000 Progress Gauge
 Parja unspecified India 551,000 Progress Gauge
Patralu India 123,000 Progress Gauge
Pawi India 53,000 Progress Gauge
Pentia India 10,000 Progress Gauge
 Pnar India 281,000 Progress Gauge
 Poundra India 3,017,000 Progress Gauge
 Rabha India 372,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 17,054,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 7,012,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 120,000 Progress Gauge
 Raju India 620,000 Progress Gauge
 Rajwar India 614,000 Progress Gauge
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 79,000 Progress Gauge
Sagarbanshi India 178,000 Progress Gauge
 Sahariya India 874,000 Progress Gauge
 Sangtam India 77,000 Progress Gauge
 Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 215,000 Progress Gauge
Saonta India 4,600 Progress Gauge
Saora Jadu India 18,000 Progress Gauge
Saora Jati India 35,000 Progress Gauge
Saora Malia India 68,000 Progress Gauge
 Saora unspecified India 1,330,000 Progress Gauge
Sauria Paharia India 52,000 Progress Gauge
Shabar India 537,000 Progress Gauge
 Siyal India 32,000 Progress Gauge
Sounti India 115,000 Progress Gauge
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 907,000 Progress Gauge
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 454,000 Progress Gauge
Tagin India 62,000 Progress Gauge
 Tamang India 247,000 Progress Gauge
Tangsa India 15,000 Progress Gauge
Tangsa Moglum India 2,600 Progress Gauge
Tangsa Mossang India 3,900 Progress Gauge
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,044,000 Progress Gauge
 Tanu India 44,000 Progress Gauge
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 19,283,000 Progress Gauge
 Thadou India 219,000 Progress Gauge
 Tharu India 468,000 Progress Gauge
 Tipera India 694,000 Progress Gauge
 Tiwa India 245,000 Progress Gauge
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 57,595,000 Progress Gauge
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 144,000 Progress Gauge
 Yenadi India 707,000 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  188     135 ◼︎ (49 ✸︎)

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