The Kharia language (Kharia pronunciation: [kʰaɽija] or [kʰeɽija][2]) is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family, that is primarily spoken by the Kharia people of eastern India.

According to linguist Paul Sidwell, Austroasiatic languages arrived on the coast of Odisha from Southeast Asia about 4000-3500 years ago.

[3] Kharia belongs to the Kharia–Juang branch of the Munda language family.

Kharia is in contact with Sadri (the local lingua franca), Mundari, Kurukh, Hindi, and Odia (in Odisha).

[2] Kharia speakers are located in the following districts of India.