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Duruwa

A language of India

ISO 639-3: pci

Population	80,000 (2002 IEM). Ethnic population: 100,000 (1986); 65% in Bastar, 35% in Koraput.
Region	Chhattisgarh, Bastar District, southeast Jagdalpur Tahsil; Orissa, Koraput District.
Alternate names	Dhruva, Dhurwa, Durva, Paraja, Parajhi, Parjhi, Parji, Tagara, Thakara, Tugara
Dialects	Tiriya, Nethanar, Dharba, Kukanar. Nethanar dialect is central. Lexical similarity: 90%-96% between dialects, 70%-82% with Halbi [hlb].
Classification	Dravidian, Central, Parji-Gadaba
Language use	Madiya [mrr] speak Duruwa to communicate with the Dhurwa people. Also use Halbi [hlb]. A few also speak Oriya [ori], Bhatri [bgw] (northern Bastar District), or Hindi.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Writing system	Devanagari script. Oriya script.
Comments	A Scheduled Tribe. People name is ‘Dhurwa’, the language ‘Parji’. Lumbermen; hunter-gatherers; agriculturalists. Traditional.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JOSEPH, D. Selwyn, author. 1990. "Some discourse features of Dhurwa narratives."

JOSEPH, Selvi, author. 1990. "Mystery particles in Dhurwa."

MORTON, Beth, author. 1978. "Parji conversational strategies and performative particles."