Deori
A language of India
| Population | 26,900 (2000). Ethnic population: 50,000. |
| Region | Assam, Lakhimpur, Demaji, Tinsukia, Jorhat districts. |
| Alternate names | Chutiya, Dari, Deuri, Dewri, Drori |
| Dialects | May constitute its own subgroup under Bodo-Garo. Not similar to other languages. Dialect of Lakhimpur District is regarded as purest. Lexical similarity: 77%–93% among Deori varieties, 11%–16% with Bodo [brx]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Konyak-Bodo-Garo, Bodo-Garo, Bodo |
| Language use | Vigorous among the Dibongya, the only subgroup that has retained the language. Home, village, religion, work. Positive attitude. Many also use Assamese [asm]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 71%. Poetry. Radio programs. |
| Writing system | Bengali script. Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Deori means ‘the temple guard’. Deori Chutiya is 1 of 4 Chutiya subgroups. Do not call themselves Chutiya. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, syncretism with Hinduism. |
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