Juang
A language of India
| Population | 50,000 (2000). |
| Region | Orissa, south Keonjhar, north Angul, east Dhenkanal districts. |
| Alternate names | Juango, Patra-Saara, Patua, Puttooas |
| Dialects | Not closely related to other languages. Lexical similarity: 20%–22% with Kharia [khr]. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang |
| Language use | No monolinguals. Positive attitude. Some also use Oriya [ori]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 21%. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Oriya script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Agricultural laborers; basket makers; firewood traders. Traditional religion. |
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