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Khortha (Khotta) is a dialect of Maithili spoken in Jharkhand mainly in 13 districts of two commissioneries – i.e. north Chotanagpur and Santhal Pargana. The 13 districts are Hazaribag Koderma Giridih Bokaro Dhanbad Chatra Ramgarh Deoghar Dumka Sahebganj Pakur Godda and Jamtara. Khortha is not only spoken by the Sadaans it is also used by the Adivasis as a link language.