Raghunath Murmu

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Raghunath Murmu was an Indian linguist and educator best known for inventing the Ol Chiki script used to write the Santali language.

All labels observed (2)

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Raghunath Murmu canonical 3
Pandit Raghunath Murmu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educator
human
inventor
linguist
advocatedFor recognition of Santali as a distinct language
use of mother tongue in education
associatedWith Ol Chiki script
surface form: Ol Chiki literature

Santali-language plays
contributedTo cultural identity of Santal people
standardization of Santali writing
countryOfCitizenship India
culturalDomain Santal culture
ethnicGroup Santal people
familyName Murmu
fieldOfWork education
linguistics
writing systems
givenName Raghunath
hasScript Ol Chiki script
surface form: Ol Chiki
influenced Santali education
Santali literature
knownFor inventing the Ol Chiki script
promotion of Santali language
languageWritten Santhali
surface form: Santali
legacy symbol of Santal linguistic identity
widespread use of Ol Chiki among Santali speakers
movement Santali language movement
name Raghunath Murmu self-link
nativeLanguage Santhali
surface form: Santali
notableWork Ol Chiki script
occupation educator
linguist
playwright
writer
regionOfActivity eastern India
present-day Jharkhand region
present-day Odisha region
scriptInvented Ol Chiki script
surface form: Ol Chiki
writingSystemDevelopedFor Santhali
surface form: Santali language

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santhali hasScriptCreator Raghunath Murmu
Raghunath Murmu name Raghunath Murmu self-link
Ol Chiki script creator Raghunath Murmu
this entity surface form: Pandit Raghunath Murmu
Santal people scriptCreator Raghunath Murmu