1. Village information Code
Place Village, Tahsil, District, State
Description to locate place
Date of interview
1 PIA Pialsol, Manbazar, Purulia, West
Bengal Police station:
Manbazar, Block 1 12 Oct 1996
2 MDY Munduy, Kulhani, West Singhbhum, Bihar
Police station: Jaganathapur
25 Oct 1996 3 GOB Gobragaria, Keshiary,
Medinapur, West Bengal Police station:
Keshiary 6 Nov 1996
4 DGN Dighinuasahi, Udala, Mayurbhanj, Orissa
Police station: Jaganathapur
13 Nov 1996 5 HSL Heseldipa, Potka, East
Singhbhum, Bihar 6 km east of
Haludpukhur 22 Nov 1996
6 GMS Gomiasai, Potka, East Singhbhum, Bihar
2 km east of Haludpukhur
22 Nov 1996 7 KAN Kanchanpur, Keshiary,
Medinapur, West Bengal on the edge of
Keshiary town 2 Dec 1996
2. Subject information Code
1.2 Sex 1.3 Age 1.4 Educ
1.5 Mother tongue 1.6 How long resident?
1 PIA M
36 7th
QNA QNA
2 MDY M 45
8th Bhumij
life 3 GOB M
45 3rd
Munda Bhumij life
4 DGN M 62
3rd Bhumij
life 5 HSL M
45 matric
Bhumij life
6 GMS M 45
6th Bhumij
2 generations 7 KAN M
31 B.Com
Bhumij life
3. General language information Code
2.1 What tribe are you part of?
2.2 What do others call your
tribe? 2.3 What
clan are you part of?
2.4 What do others call your
clan? 2.5 What other
clans are there? 1 PIA
Bhumij Bhumij
Singh QNA
QNA 2 MDY Bhumij
Bhumij Bhumij
Hasta, Habrom, Saman, Bharda,
Donda QNA
3 GOB Munda Munda Bhumij
Munda Singh QNA QNA
4 DGN Bhumij Munda Bhumij,
Bhumij, Singh Singh
Bhumij QNA
5 HSL Bhumij Sardar
Bharda, Hemron
QNA Hasta, Saman,
Gandria 6 GMS Bhumij
Sardar Bharda
QNA Pachari, Donda,
Hemron, Kawri, Saman, Sani, Jhadu,
Karma
7 KAN Bhumij Bhumij
Singh Jhadu Singh 17 clans, each
divided into 4 sub- clans
Code 2.6 What
do you call your
lg? 2.7 Other
names for your lg
2.8 What do others call
your lg? 2.9 Do other
places have a different name
for lg? 2.10a How many
other groups are living in your
village? 2.10b Population of
each group
1 PIA QNA
QNA QNA
QNA Bawri, Kasto
QNA 2 MDY Bhumij
Thar bhasha Bhumij no
Mahanto, Pradhan 4 families, 50 houses
3 GOB Mundari
Mundari Mundari
no Santali, Mundari
25, 35 4 DGN Bhumij
Mundari Bhumij
Bhumij no
Santali, Oriya, Binthani
100 persons, 10–12 persons, 8 persons
5 HSL Bhumjali or
Horo Sardar
bhasha Thar bhasha
no idea Santali, Sundi
Mondol, Gowda, Jyoti, Brahmin
QNA 6 GMS Bhumij
Thar bhasha
Thar bhasha Thar bhasha no
Lohar only 1 family
7 KAN Bengali
Thar bhasha Thar means
“to make hints”
Thar bhasha Tamar
Mundari, Koda, Kharia, Lodha,
Santali QNA
4. Language variation Code
3.1 Distance before lg changes
3.2 Where is lg exactly same?
3.3 Where is lg much different?
3.4 Where is lg a little different?