Parenga
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Gorum, Gorum Sama, Pareng, Parenga Parja, Parengi, Parenji, Poroja
Population
Ethnic population: 12,600 in Odisha (2001 census).
Location
Odisha, Koraput district; Andhra Pradesh.
Language Maps
Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Language Use
Probably extinct. Speakers are shifting to Adivasi Oriya [ort].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 17% (2001 census).
Language Resources
Writing
Telugu script.
A Scheduled Tribe. Ethnonym: Gadaba, erroneously.