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Name:
Kurux
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Kurukh; Oraon; Birhor; Kadukali; Kisan; Koda; Kola; Kora; Kuda; Kunha; Kunhar; Kunna; Kunrukh; Kunuk; Kurka; Morva; Urang; Uraon; Oraoan; Kuṛux; Ûrâon
Spoken in:
India, Bangladesh, Nepal
Number of speakers:
2,050,000 in India (1997). 1,834,000 Oraon, 219,000 Kisan. Population total all countries: 2,094,200
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
1845191
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
2053000
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
kru
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Dravidian (Elamo-Dravidian)
Parent Subgroup:
Northern Dravidian; Proto-North Dravidian; North Dravidian (ndrv)
Child Dialects:
Kisan (kru-kis)
Oraon (kru-ora)
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Map of Kurux
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