Kharia adalah suku di India timur dan tengah.[3] Mereka menuturkan bahasa Kharia, yang merupakan bagian dari cabang Munda dari rumpun bahasa Austroasia. Mereka dibagi menjadi tiga kelompok yang dikenal sebagai Bukit Kharia, Delki Kharia dan Dudh Kharia.[4]
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Menurut ahli bahasa bernama Paul Sidwell, penutur Munda Kuno tiba di Odisha dari Asia Tenggara sekitar 4000–3500 tahun lalu.[5] Penutur bahasa Austroasia menyebar dan bercampur dengan penduduk lokal India.[6]
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^Kharia-English Lexicon. Universität Leipzig, Germany: Himalyan Linguists. 2009. hlm. VIII – via Open Edition. the (Dudh) Kharia are also one of the most highly educated ethnic groups in all of India, with some estimates as to their rate of literacy running as high as 90%.
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