The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KVN
ISO 639-2: kru
| Population | 2,053,000 in India, including 1,834,000 Oraon, 219,000 Kisan (1997 IMA). Population total both countries 2,053,000 or more. |
| Region | Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; West Bengal; Orissa; Assam; Tripura. Also spoken in Bangladesh. |
| Alternate names | URAON, KURUKH, KUNRUKH, KADUKALI, KURKA, ORAON, URANG, KISAN, KUNHA, KUNHAR, KUNUK, KUNNA, KUDA, KORA, KODA, KOLA, MORVA, BIRHOR |
| Dialects | ORAON, KISAN. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Northern. |
| Comments | Kisan and Oraon have 73% intelligibility. Oraon beoming standardized. Related to Malto. Kisan and Oraon are Scheduled Tribes in India. Different from Nepali Kurux. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Kisan in Bihar. Literacy rate in first language: 23% Oraon, 17% Kisan. NT 1950-1997. |
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