Santhal people
（重定向自Santhal）
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The Santhal or Saontal (also spelled as Santal,Sontal or Sonthal, Bengali:সাঁওতাল) are a scheduled tribe of people indigenous to Terai of Nepal and India, who live mainly in Nepal and the Indian States of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Assam. There is also a significant Santhal minority in neighboring Bangladesh, and a small population in Nepal (known as Satar in Nepal). They are one of the largest tribal communities in India. The Santhals mostly speak Santali, a member of the Munda language family.