Kurmali language
Kurmali or Kudmali (ISO: Kuṛmāli) is an Indo-Aryan language classified as belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it is also known as Panchpargania (Bengali: পঞ্চপরগনিয়া), for the "five parganas" of the region it covers in Jharkhand. Kurmali language is spoken by around 550,000 people mainly in fringe regions of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, also a sizeable population speak Kurmali in Assam tea valleys. Kurmali is one of the demanded languages for enlisting in Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
| Kurmali | |
|---|---|
| Panchpargania | |
| কুড়মালি, কুর্মালী कुड़मालि, कुरमालि କୁଡ଼ମାଲି पंचपरगनिया, পঞ্চপরগনিয়া | |
' Kuṛmāli ' written in Chisoi script | |
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 555,695 (2011 census) 619,689 (2001 census) |
Writing system | Devanagari, Bengali, Odia, Chisoi |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kyw – Kurmali/Kudmalitdb – Panchpargania |
| Glottolog | kudm1238 Kudmalipanc1246 Panchpargania |
Distribution of Kurmali language in India | |
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