Duruwa language

Dravidian language spoken in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Duruwa (Odia: ପରଜି, Devanagari: धुरुवा) or Dhuruwa or Parji is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Duruwa people of India, in the districts of Koraput in Odisha and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.

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Dhurwa
ପରଜି, धुरुवा
Parji
Native toIndia
EthnicityDuruwa
Native speakers
52,349 (2011 census)[1]
Dravidian
Odia script, Devanagari script
Language codes
ISO 639-3pci
Glottologduru1236
ELPDuruwa
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Classification

Duruwa is a member of the Central Dravidian languages.[2][3] 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 Odia script in Koraput district.

Phonology

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Vowels[4]
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High i u
Mid e o
Low a
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Dialects

There are four dialects: Tiriya, Nethanar, Dharba, and Kukanar. They are mutually intelligible.[citation needed]

References

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