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'''Bhumij''' are a Munda ethnic group of India. They primarily live in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|states]] of [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]], and [[Jharkhand]], mostly in the old [[Singhbhum district]], and can also be found in [[Bangladesh]]. They speak [[Bhumij language]]. The [[Ol Onal]] script,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://omniglot.com/writing/olonal.htm|title= Ol Onal}}omniglot</ref> invented by Ol Guru [[Mahendra Nath Sardar]], is used to write Bhumij language in some parts of [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]] and [[Assam]]. | '''Bhumij''' are a Munda ethnic group of India. They primarily live in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|states]] of [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]], and [[Jharkhand]], mostly in the old [[Singhbhum district]], and can also be found in [[Bangladesh]]. They speak [[Bhumij language]]. The [[Ol Onal]] script,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://omniglot.com/writing/olonal.htm|title= Ol Onal}}omniglot</ref> invented by Ol Guru [[Mahendra Nath Sardar]], is used to write Bhumij language in some parts of [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]] and [[Assam]]. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
Bhumij means ''"one who is born from the soil"'' and it is derived from word ''bhūmi'' (a land or soil). According to N. Ramaswani, the word is etymologically ''Bhūm-jo'' meaning "people originating from Bhum areas, i.e. Singhbhum, Dhalbhum, Manbhum, Barabhum, etc.", E.T. Dalton also had claimed that Bhumijs were the original inhabitants of Dhalbhum, Barabhum, Patkum and Baghmundi.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1596|last=Ramaswamy, N| date=1992|title=Bhumij Grammar}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||