Everything about Kurukh Language totally explained
Kurukh (also
Kurux,
Kuṛux or
Kuruḵẖ) is a
Dravidian language spoken by the
Oraon (or
Oṛāōn) or Kurukh tribe, a
tribal (Adivasi) people of
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Orissa,
Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and
West Bengal,
India, as well as in northern
Bangladesh. It is most closely related to
Brahui and Malto (Paharia). It is also known as the
Oṛāōn.
Classification
Kurux is one of the
Dravidian family of languages. It is further classified into the Northern Dravidian family. It is closely related to the language
Malto but shouldn't be confused with
Nepali Kurux.
Kurukh is written in the
Devanagari script, a script used to write
Sanskrit,
Hindi,
Marathi, and other
Indo-Aryan languages.
Speakers
It is spoken by 2,053,000 people from the
Oraon and
Kisan tribes, having 1,834,000 and 219,000 speakers, respectively. The literacy rate is 23% Oraon and 17% Kisan. Despite the large number of speakers, the language is considered at risk for extinction.
Literature
The
Bible was translated into Kurux in 2000. Nowadays a lot of literature is being written in Kurukh Language. The Language is being taught in various colleges and universities like Ranchi University, Sidho Kanho University. Magazines are being published in Kurukh from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Assam where a sizable number of Kurukh (Oraon) live. Few magazines like
NAM KURKHAT, JHARKHAND DHARA publish articles in the language. Kurukh books are being published from Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh,Madhya Pradesh (
SARNA)and West Bengal. The Govt. of Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh has introduced Kurukh language in Schools where Kurukhars or Oraon students are in majority in School.
Alternative names and dialects
Kurux has a number of alternative names, some are: Uraon, Kurukh, Kunrukh, Kunna, Urang, Morva, and Birhor. There are also two dialects, Oraon and Kisan, that have 73% intelligibility between them. Oraon is currently being standardized, Kisan is not.
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