Kudmali

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kyw
Alternate Names
Bedia, Dharua, Khotta, Kurmali, Kurmali Thar, Kurumali
Population

37,000 (IMA 1997).

Location

Jharkhand, east side; West Bengal, west Purulia, Bankura Malda, Nadia, and Western Midnapur districts; Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayourbhanj, and Sundargargh districts; Assam, Darrang, Sonitpur, Golaghat, and Jorhat districts.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bihari
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 58%–89% between varieties, 61%–86% with Panchpargania [tdb], 58%–72% with Khortha, 51%–73% with Sadri [sck], 46%–53% with Oriya [ory], 41%–55% with Bengali [ben], 44%–58% with Hindi [hin].

Language Use

Vigorous, but most young people in Odisha speak Oriya [ory] among themselves rather than Kudmali. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Oriya [ory], Hindi [hin], or Bengali [ben].

Language Development
There are Pre-degree, Degree, and Masters level programs in Kudmali.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kudmali
Writing
Bengali script, used in West Bengal. Devanagari script, used in Jharkhand. Oriya script, used in Odisha.
Other Comments

Kudmali is spoken by the Kurmi people of Assam brought to the tea gardens from Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal. Hindu.