The Austric language family is a proposed group of languages that attempts to establish a relationship between the Austroasiatic and Austronesian language families. Although the Austric hypothesis is not universally accepted by linguists, it has played an important role in the comparative study of languages in Asia and the Pacific. The concept was first proposed by the German linguist Wilhelm Schmidt in the early twentieth century. He suggested that these language groups shared a common ancestral origin based on similarities in vocabulary, grammar, and phonological features. While the theory remains debated, it has encouraged extensive research into the historical development and classification of languages. The Austroasiatic branch is one of the oldest language families in South and Southeast Asia. It includes languages such as Santali, Mundari, Ho, Khasi, Nicobarese, Mon, Khmer, and Vietnamese. In India, the Munda languages form a significant subgroup of the Austroasiatic family. These languages are spoken mainly in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar, and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Assam. Santali is the largest Munda language and is recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The inclusion of Santali among