Juang
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Juango, Patra-Saara, Patua, Puttooas
Population
23,700 (2001 census). No monolinguals.
Location
Odisha, south Keonjhar, north Angul, east Dhenkanal districts.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Not closely related to other languages. Lexical similarity: 20%–22% with Kharia [khr].
Language Use
Positive attitudes. Some also use Oriya [ory]; men and the educated more proficient.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 21% (2001 census). Bible portions.
Language Resources
Writing
Oriya script.
A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.