Kolarian tribes.
The principal tribes of the Munda or Kolarian family in the Central Provinces are shown below: Kol, Munda, Ho.
Bhumij.
Santal.
Kharia.
Korwa.
Korku.
Nahal Savar or Saonr.
Mal, Male.
Gadba.
Khairwar.
Baiga.
Bhuiya.
Bhaina.
Bhunjia.
Binjhwar.
_Probable_: Bhar, Koli, Bhil, Chero.
One large group includes the Kol, Munda or Ho tribe itself and the Bhumij and Santals, who appear to be local branches of the Kols called by separate names by the Hindus.

The Kharias seem to be the earliest Kol settlers in Chota Nagpur, who were subjugated by the later comers.

The name Kol, as already seen, is probably a form of the Santali _har_, a man.

Similarly the name of the Korku tribe is simply a corruption of _Koraku_, young men, and that of the Korwa tribe is from the same root.

The dialects of the Korku and Korwa tribes closely approximate to Mundari.