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Kurux, Nepali

A language of Nepal

ISO 639-3: kxl

Population	28,600 (2001 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 41,764 Dhagar (Jhagar).
Region	East Terai, Janakpur zone, Dhanusa District, Nausaya Bigha area; India border area, Sarlahi to Jhapa districts.
Language map	Eastern Nepal, reference number 74
Alternate names	Dhangar, Jangad, Janghard, Jhanger, Oraon, Orau, Uraon
Dialects	Different from Kurux [kru] of India and Bangladesh.
Classification	Dravidian, Northern
Language use	Used in business, religion. Also use Maithili [mai], Nagpuri [mar], Bhojpuri [bho], or Assamese [asm].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 1977.
Writing system	Devanagari script.
Comments	The alternate names are used for the people. Jangad recognized as an official nationality. Agriculturalists. Hindu, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GORDON, Kent, author. 1976. Phonology of Dhangar-Kurux.

GORDON, Kent; PIKE, Kenneth L., authors. 1972. "Preliminary technology to show emic relations between certain non-transitivity clause structures in Dhangar (Kudux, Nepal)."

GORDON, Kent; PIKE, Kenneth L., authors. 1973. "Paired semantic components, paired sentence reversals and the analysis of Dhangar (Kudux) discourse."

GORDON, Kent; PIKE, Kenneth L., authors. 1973. "Paired semantic components, paired sentence reversals and the analysis of Dhangar-Kudux discourse."