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Kurux

A language of India

ISO 639-3: kru

Population	2,050,000 in India (1997). 1,834,000 Oraon, 219,000 Kisan. Population total all countries: 2,094,200.
Region	Chhattisgarh, Raigarh, Surguja districts; Jharkhand Ranchi District; West Bengal, Jalpaigiri District; Bihar; Orissa, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda districts; Assam; Tripura. Also in Bangladesh, Bhutan.
Alternate names	Birhor, Kadukali, Kisan, Koda, Kola, Kora, Kuda, Kunha, Kunhar, Kunna, Kunrukh, Kunuk, Kurka, Kurukh, Morva, Oraon, Urang, Uraon
Dialects	Oraon, Kisan. Kisan and Oraon dialects have 73% intelligibility. Oraon becoming standard. Related to Kumarbhag Paharia [kmj]. Different from Nepali Kurux [kxl].
Classification	Dravidian, Northern
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 62% Oraon in Chhattisgarh, 25% in Bihar, 17% of those in Kisan dialect. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2000.
Writing system	Devanagari script.
Comments	Kisan and Oraon are Scheduled Tribes. Hindu, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Bangladesh

Language name	Kurux
Population	40,000 in Bangladesh, decreasing. Ethnic population: 50,000.
Language map	Bangladesh
Alternate names	Kurukh, Oraoan, Uraon
Language use	All ages. Neutral attitude.

Bhutan

Language name	Kurux
Population	4,200 in Bhutan (2002).
Alternate names	Kurukh, Oraoan, Uraon

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AHMAD, Sayed; KIM, Amy; KIM, Seung; SANGMA, Mridul, authors. 2011. "The Kurux of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey."  

GORDON, Kent, author. 1973. "Clause patterns in Dhangar-Kurux."  

TRAIL, Ronald L., editor. 1973. Patterns in clause, sentence, and discourse in selected languages of India and Nepal 1: Sentence and discourse.  

TRAIL, Ronald L., editor. 1973. Patterns in clause, sentence, and discourse in selected languages of India and Nepal 2: Clause.  

TRAIL, Ronald L., editor. 1973. Patterns in clause, sentence, and discourse in selected languages of India and Nepal 3: Texts.  

TRAIL, Ronald L., editor. 1973. Patterns in clause, sentence, and discourse in selected languages of India and Nepal 4: Word lists.