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.