Korku
A language of India
| Population | 478,000 (1997). |
| Region | South Madhya Pradesh, south Betul District, north and Betul City area, Hoshangabad District, East Nimar (Khandwa) District; north Maharashtra, Amravati, Buldana, Akola districts. |
| Alternate names | Bondeya, Bopchi, Korki, Kuri, Kurku, Kurku-Ruma, Ramekhera |
| Dialects | Bouriya, Bondoy, Ruma, Mawasi (Muwasi, Muasi). Dialects in northern Maharashtra and south central Madhya Pradesh constitute one language; 82% to 97% intelligibility among them; Bouriya most widely understood. Lexical similarity: of dialects with Laki Bouriya is 76%–82%. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Korku |
| Language use | Positive attitude. Bilingualism in Hindi and Marathi [mar] is low. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy program in some villages in Chikaldara field. 50 literates reported. Bible portions: 1900–1981. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Different from Koraku [ksz]. A Scheduled Tribe in India. Traditional religion mixed with Hindu. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
KIRKPATRICK, Lilla, author. 1972. Rhetorical questions in Korku of Central India.
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