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Kurukh a member of the North Dravidian subfamily of Dravidian
languages, spoken by some 1.8 million people of the Oraon tribes of
the Chota Nagpur plateau of east-central India. It is also spoken
in parts of Bangladesh. Lacking a written tradition, Kurukh is
documented only since the European colonization of India, and in many
areas it is being displaced by the Hindi language.
Kurukh
| Population |
2,053,000 in India (1997). Population includes 1,834,000
Oraon, 219,000 Kisan. |
| Region |
Bihar; Chhattisgarh, Raigarh, Surguja districts; Jharkhand
Ranchi District; West Bengal, Jalpaigiri District; Orissa,
Sundargarh District; Assam; Tripura. Also spoken in
Bangladesh. |
| Alternate names |
Uraon, Kurukh, Kunrukh, Kadukali, Kurka, Oraon, Urang,
Kisan, Kunha, Kunhar, Kunuk, Kunna, Kuda, Kora, Koda, Kola,
Morva, Birhor |
| Dialects |
Oraon, Kisan. Kisan and Oraon have 73% intelligibility.
Oraon becoming standardized. Related to Malto. Different
from Nepali Kurux. |
| Classification |
Dravidian,
Northern |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in first language: 23% Oraon, 17% Kisan.
Devanagari script. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2000. |
| Comments |
Kisan and Oraon are Scheduled Tribes in India. |
Also spoken in:
| Language name |
Kurux |
| Alternate names |
Kurukh, Uraon, Oraoan |
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HELLO
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Mojra
Nandan
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HOW
ARE YOU
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Neen
eka se radai
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YES
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hae
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I'M
WELL
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Dao
ra dan
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GOOD
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dao
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AND
YOU
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Dara
neen
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THANK
YOU
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Bahmee
nandan
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NO
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mala
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MORNING
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pairee
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EVENING
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putbeeri
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NIGHT
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maakha
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ENOUGH
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hooram
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ARE
YOU AN ORAON
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Neen
kurukhar hikdar
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Neem
kurukhar hikdar (pl)
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DO
YOU SPEAK KURUKH
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Neen
kurukh kasnakharday ka mala
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I
UNDERSTAND "SOME" KURUKH
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en
katik Kurukh bujurdhan
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Counting
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Lekhna
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Zero
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Nidi
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ONE
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Ond
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TWO
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Eand
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THREE
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Mund
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FOUR
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Nach
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FIVE
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Panchee
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SIX
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Soyye
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SEVEN
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Say
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EIGHT
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Aakh
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NINE
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Nay
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TEN
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Doye
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Eleven
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Doye
Ond
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Twelve
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Doye
Eand
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Thirteen
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Doye…….
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Twenty
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Endi
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Twenty
one
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…………..try
it
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Thirty
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Mundi
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Fourty
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Nachdi
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Fifty
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Pandi
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Sixty
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Soyyedi
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Seventy
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Saydi
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Eighty
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Aachdi
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Ninty
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Naydi
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Hundred
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Oddi
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Thousand
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Loddi
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Ten
Thousand
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Doye
Loddi
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Lakh
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Soddi
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135
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Ond
oddi Mundi panchee
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4255
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Nach
loddi eand oddi pandi panchee
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5678
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…………..try
it
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Paddy
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Xess
/ (Khess)
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RICE
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Tikhil
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Cooked
rice
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Mandi
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MEAT
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ahdaa
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CAKE
, SWEET
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Gorgora,
Tini
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I'M
HUNGRY
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engan
keeda lag aalee
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I'M
GOING TO EAT
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en
mokha kaadan
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(I
am going to eat -In case of rice)
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En
madi Onna kaalagdan
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I
HAVE EATEN
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En
Onndkan (rice)/ En Mokhkan
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I
WILL EAT LATER
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En
Khokha Onnon/ (Mokhon)
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I'M
EATING
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En
Onna Lagdan/(Mokhalagdan)
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HE
\ SHE IS EATING
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Aas
Onna Lagdas (male)
Aad
Onna lage(female)
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THEY
ARE EATING
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Aar
onna lagnar
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DO
YOU WANT TO EAT
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Neen
onnoy/ (mokhoy)
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HE
\ SHE WILL EAT
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Aas
Onnos/Mokhos (male)
Aad
Onno/Mokho(female)
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WHAT
AM I EATING
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Aen
endra mookha lagdan
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YOU
EAT
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Neen
Mookha
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WHAT
ARE WE EATING
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Em
endra mokha lagdam
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MAN
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Alas
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MEN
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Aler/Meter
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WOMAN
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Ali/Mukka
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WOMEN
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Mukker
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BOY
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Kokkos
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BOYS
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Kokker
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GIRL
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Kukoe
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GIRLS
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Kukoer
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Young
Boy
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Jokhas
(Jokhar Plural)
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Young
Girl
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Pello
(Pellor Pl.)
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FATHER
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Babas/Bangas
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MOTHER
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Ayo/
Ayang
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GRANDFATHER
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Ajjos
(Paternal) Nanas (Maternal)
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GRANDMOTHER
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Ajji(Paternal)
Nani (Maternal)
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Contributed by A. K. Baxla, New Delhi
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