Asuri
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ashree, Assur, Asura, Maleta
Population
7,000 (Van Driem 2007).
Location
Chhattisgarh state: Raigarh district, Jashpur area; Jharkhand state: Gumla, Lohardaga, southern Palamau, and northern Ranchi districts of Chotanagpur Plateau; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Sambalpur district; West Bengal state.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Brijia (Birjia, Koranti), Manjhi.
Language Resources
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Asur and Birjia are Scheduled Tribes. Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.