Khortha | |
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खोरठा | |
Native to | India |
Region | North Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand |
Native speakers | 8.04 million (2011 census)[1][2](additional speakers counted under Hindi) |
Devanagari | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Khortha (also romanized as Kortha or Khotta) or alternatively classified as Eastern Magahi[4] is a language which is considered dialect of Magahi language spoken in the Indian state of Jharkhand, mainly in 16 districts of two divisions: North Chotanagpur 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 most spoken language of Jharkhand.[6][7][8]
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, Sahebganj, Pakur, Godda, and Jamtara.[2]
In Bihar, districts where Khortha is spoken include Jamui, Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada.[9]
George Grierson classified Khortha as a dialect of Magahi language in his linguist survey.[5] But recent study demonstrate that Khortha is similar to other Bihari languages of Jharkhand called Sadani than Magahi language.[10]
In 1950, Sriniwas Panuri translated Kali Das'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]
English | Khortha | Khortha (Devanagari) |
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Ramu felt shy. | Ramuke laj lagi gele. | रामुके लाज लगि गेले। |
Ahmad has courage. | Ahmed-ke sãhas he. | अहमद के साहस हे। |
I feel shy | Hammar laj laga | हम्मर लाज लगा। |
Give the horse the feed. | Ghora-ke khabe-ke de. | घोड़ा के खाबेके दे। |
The child did not hit his sister. | Baccha-ta appan bahin-ke nai mar-k-o. | बच्चाटा अप्पन बहिनके नइ मारको। |
Ram’s sister wedding is tomorrow. | Kalkhin ram-ke bahin-ke biha hau. | कलखिन रामके बहिनके बिहा हउ। |
The boy ate a banana. | Chhourata ekta kela khalelko. | छौड़ाटा एकटा केला खालेलको। |
Buy twenty five rupees’ sugar. | Pacchis taka-ke chini kini-an | पच्चीस टाकाके चीनी किनिअन। |
Ajay wrote a letter to his mother yesterday. | Ajay kalkhin appan ma-ke chitthi likk-o. | अजय कलखिन अप्पन माके चिट्ठी लिक्को। |