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Ho | |
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𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜, हो जगर, ହୋ ଜାଗାର, হো জাগার | |
![]() 'Hō jagar' written in Warang Chiti | |
Pronunciation | /hoː d͡ʑagar/ |
Native to | India |
Ethnicity | Ho people |
Native speakers | 1,421,418 (2011 census)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Warang Chiti, Devanagari, Latin script, Odia script[2] | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]()
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | hoc |
Glottolog | hooo1248 |
![]() Ho language speaking region | |
![]() Ho is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3] | |
Ho (IPA: [/hoː d͡ʑagar/], Warang Citi: 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜) is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily in India by about 2.2 million people (0.202% of India's population) per the 2001 census. It is spoken by the Ho, Munda, Kolha and Kol tribal communities of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam[4] and is written using Warang Citi script. Devanagari, Latin and Odia script are also used,[5] although native speakers are said to prefer Warang Chiti, invented by Lako Bodra.[6]
The name Ho is derived from the native word "𑣙𑣉𑣉" meaning human being.[7]
Ho is closely related to Mundari and Santali. Ho and Mundari are often described as sister languages.[7][8] Ho is closer to the Mayurbhanj dialect of Mundari than the Mundari variety spoken in Jharkhand. While being ethnically and linguistically close, Ho and Mundari speakers form distinct regional identities.