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birhor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
birhor
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

The language spoken by these people.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does birhor mean?
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.
Where does birhor come from?
From Birhor bir 'forest' + hos 'men'.

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