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 (/ˈmælt/ MAL-toh) or Paharia (/pəˈhɑːriə/ pə-HAR-ee-ə), or rarely Rajmahali, is a Northern Dravidian language spoken primarily in East India by the Malto people.