Sadri is a branch of Prakrit language and is regarded as a sister language of Oriya

Oriya language

Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...

, Bengali

Bengali language

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 and Angika. It is spoken in the India

India

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n states of Jharkhand

Jharkhand

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, Orissa

Orissa

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 and the north of West Bengal

West Bengal

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, and in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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Speakers of Sadri also use Hindi

Hindi

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, Oriya

Oriya language

Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...

, and Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

. Population includes 1,381,000 Sadani, 574,000 Nagpuri, and 165,683 Oraon

Oraon

The Oraon उरांव or Kurukh कुड़ुख tribe , also spelled Uraon, Oran, or Oram, are tribal aborigines inhabiting various states across central and eastern India as well as Bangladesh...

 (as of 1997). Also spoken by the Chero

Chero

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 tribe as first language. Sadri has become a lingua franca

Lingua franca

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 of jharkhandi societies. Besides speaking their own mother tongue Oraon, Munda

Munda people

The Munda are tribal people of the Chota Nagpur Plateau region.They are found across Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Assam states of India, and into parts of Bangladesh...

, Kharia

Kharia

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 communities speak in Sadri with each other in many part of jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, North Bengal, Assam, Andaman and Nicobar and other part of India, where Jharkhandi community resides.There are many variation of Sadri. The resident of Biru region (former princely state) in Gumla district of Jharkhand speak it as their first language though they have their own language. Even Oraon, Munda and Kharia of Orissa speak it as their first language.Though, standardization of Sadri is still to be done, a lot of literature have been written in the language. Many Sadri magazien were published in Many parts of India.Gharaiya Guith a monthly Sadri monthly magazine is published from Shillong

Shillong

-Connectivity:Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport exists but has only limited flights.-Roadways:Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north eastern states...

. Johar Sahiya is being published from Ranchi

Ranchi

-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...

. Veer Birsa, Aguwa, Nawa Parha, Adivasi Express were published from Dooars and Tarai region of West Bengal. A few feature film have also been produced in Sadri language in Assam, Dooars, Jharkhand and in Orissa. Since 1980 a lot of Sadri songs and video film have been produced.A variation of Sadri is Nagpuri, which is being taught in Ranchi and other university of Jharkhand.Ranchi University

Ranchi University

The Ranchi University is a university in Jharkhand state of India. It was established on 12th July 1960 as a teaching-cum-affiliating university, and its first vice chancellor was Sri Vishnudeo Narayan Singh...

Alternate names and/or names of dialects include: Sadani, Sadana, Sadati, Sadari, Sadhan, Sadna, Sadrik, Santri, Siddri, Sradri, Sadhari, Sadan, Nagpuria, Nagpuri, Chota Nagpuri, Dikku Kaji, Gawari, Ganwari, Goari, Gauuari, Jharkhandhi.