Juang
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A language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Juango, Patra-Saara, Patua, Puttooas
Population
23,700 (2001 census). No monolinguals.
Location
Odisha state: north Angul, east Dhenkanal, south Keonjhar districts.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Keonjhar-Pal. 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).
Language Resources
Writing
Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].
A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.