Malto language

Malto
Paharia
माल्टो (पहाड़िया), মাল্টো (পাহাড়িয়া)
Native toIndia and Bangladesh
RegionJharkhand; West Bengal; Bihar; Odisha
EthnicityMalto; Sauria Paharia
Native speakers
159,215 (2011 census)
Dialects
  • Kumarbhag Paharia, Sauria Paharia
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kmj – Kumarbhag Paharia
mjt – Sauria Paharia
Glottologmalt1248
ELPSauria Paharia

Malto (Malto: [maːlʈoː], English: /ˈmæltoʊ/ MAL-toh) or Paharia (Malto: [pahaːɽiaː], English: /pəˈhɑːriə/ pə-HAR-ee-ə), or rarely Rajmahali (Malto: [ɾaːdʒmahaliː]), is a Northern Dravidian language spoken primarily in East India by the Malto people.