Kurukh Language
Kurux (Devanagari: कुड़ुख़, also spelled Kurukh, Kuṛux, and Kuruḵẖ), is a Dravidian language spoken by two million Oraon and Kisan tribal peoples of Orissa and surrounding areas of India (Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal), as well as by 50,000 in northern Bangladesh, 10,000 of a dialect called Dhangar in Nepal, and about half that number in Bhutan. It is most closely related to Brahui and Malto (Paharia). It is also known as Oraon.
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