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Name:
Kurux
Alternate Names:
Kurukh; Oraon; Uraon; Kunrukh; Kadukali; Kurka; Urang; Kisan; Kunha; Kunhar; Kunuk; Kunna; Kuda; Kora; Koda; Kola; Morva; Birhor; Oraoan; Kurux (Bangladesh) (in French); Kurux (Inde) (in French); Kurux (Népal) (in French); Kusunda (in French); Kusunda (in Spanish); Kuṛux; Ûrâon
Spoken in:
India, Bangladesh, Nepal
Number of speakers:
2,050,000 in India (1997). 1,834,000 Oraon, 219,000 Kisan. Population total all countries: 2,094,200
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
1845191
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
2053000
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
kru
Code Authority:
ISO 639-3
Code Standard:
SIL
Families:
Dravidian (Elamo-Dravidian)
Parent Subgroup:
Northern Dravidian; Proto-North Dravidian; North Dravidian (ndrv)
Child Dialects:
Kisan (kru-kis)
Oraon (kru-ora)
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Map of Kurux
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