The

Santal The Santal (or Santhal) are an Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic-speaking Munda peoples, Munda ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal in terms of population and are also found ...

or Santhal, are a Munda ethnic group native to

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mostly in

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and

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. The

people speak Santali language is the most widely spoken tribal languages.

List of Surnames

These are also an exogamous clan (''paris'') of the

. There are twelve major clans of Santal people as mentioned below in alphabetical order: *Baskey *Bediya *Besra *Chonre * Hansda * Hembram * Kisku *Mardi or Marandi * Murmu *Pawria *Soren * Tudu Manjhi and Sonthal are other surnames of Santali people.

References

{{Reflist Santhal Social groups of Bangladesh Community