Native to India ISO 639-3 pci | Native speakers 51,000 (2001) Glottolog duru1236 | |
Language family Dravidian
Central Dravidian
Parji–Gadaba
Duruwa Writing system Devanagari script, Oriya script | ||
Duruwa (Devanagari: दुरुवा) or Parji is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Dhurwa tribe, a scheduled tribe people of India, in the districts of Koraput and Bastar in Chhattisgarh state. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.
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Classification
Duruwa is a member of the Central Dravidian languages. Duruwa is a spoken language and is generally not written. Whenever it is written, it makes use of the Devanagari script in Bastar district and Oriya script in Koraput district.
Dialects
There are four dialects: Tiriya, Nethanar, Dharba, and Kukanar. They are mutually intelligible.
References
Duruwa language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA