Juang

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Juango, Patra-Saara, Patua, Puttooas

Population

23,700 (2001 census). No monolinguals.

Location

Odisha, south Keonjhar, north Angul, east Dhenkanal districts.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Not closely related to other languages. Lexical similarity: 20%–22% with Kharia [khr].

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Some also use Odia [ory], especially men and educated.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 21% (2001 census). Bible portions.

Language Resources

Writing

Oriya script [Orya].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.