They live in Litipara, Barhait, Borio as well as Taljhari, Amrapara, Sundarpahari and Boarijore development blocks. These lie in 3 districts of Jharkhand- Pakur, Sahebganj and Godda.
They are closely related to the Kumarbhag Paharias, who speak a similar language and the Mal Paharias. Most of the latter speak their own language, which is related to Bengali. However a few Mal Paharia villages in Maheshpur block have a languagewhich resembles Malto.
Malto is a Dravidian language and so many words resemble Kurukh (spoken by the Oraons, near Ranchi) and even Tamil.
For instance-
' Uka' means Sit.
'Bara' means Come.
' Mal(l)a' means No.
'Indru' means What.
'Pal' means Tooth.
'Mu' means Nose.
More is given about the Sundarpahari Maltos in the site describing the CHEO project of Dakshinayan.
