Bhumij is an Austroasiatic language belonging to the Munda subfamily, related to Ho, Mundari, and Santali, primarily spoken by Bhumij peoples in the Indian states Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.

[7][8] Bhumij speakers have traditionally lived throughout the Kherwarian area in the modern states of Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.

[11] Bhumij tribal people have protested for greater recognition and government funding for Bhumij-language education and public broadcasting resources.

[12] Distribution of Bhumij language in the state of India[13] The highest concentrations of Bhumij language speakers are in East Singhbhum and Seraikela Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand, the Jangal mahals region of West Bengal (Jhargram, Bankura and Purulia districts) and Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.

[21] Bhumij language has been written in Ol Onal script, invented between 1981 and 1992 by Mahendra Nath Sardar.