: of, relating to, or belonging to the related Austronesian and Austroasiatic families of languages considered as subfamilies of a vast family of languages extending from northern India across the islands of the Pacific.

What is Austric group?

The Austric languages are a proposed language family that includes the Austronesian languages spoken in Taiwan, Maritime Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Madagascar, as well as the Austroasiatic languages spoken in Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Who are Austrics?

Austric tribes are found all over India and even in Myanmar, Malaysia and some south-east Asian islands. The three prime Austric tribes are the Santhals, Kolha and Munda tribes. Other Austric tribes are Ho, Birhor and Kharia. The Austric tribes speak eighteen languages.