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Birhor

Birhor noun: the Birhor people are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.

Noun

Birhor (uncountable)

  1. The Birhor people are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.
  2. The language spoken by these people.

Origin of Birhor

From Birhor bir 'forest' + hos 'men'.

Questions about Birhor

What does Birhor mean?
Birhor means the Birhor people are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.
What part of speech is Birhor?
Birhor is a noun.

Words near Birhor in the dictionary

  1. BIRGs
  2. Birgunj
  3. birhinal
  4. birhinally
  5. birhopaloid
  6. Birhor
  7. birhythmic
  8. birhythmicity
  9. Biri
  10. biriani
  11. birianis

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