ASR ISO 639-3
Asuri
A language of India
- ISO 639
- asr
- Alternate Names
- Ashree, Assur, Asura, Maleta
- Population
- 7,000 (Van Driem 2007).
- Location:
- Chhattisgarh state: Raigarh district, Jashpur area; Jharkhand state: Gumla, Lohardaga, southern Palamau, and northern Ranchi districts of Chotanagpur Plateau; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Sambalpur district; West Bengal state.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, Mundari
- Dialects
- Brijia (Birjia, Koranti), Manjhi.
- Language Use
- Also use Bengali [ben]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Sadri [sck].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Asuri
- Writing
- Devanagari script [Deva].
- Other Comments
- Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.
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Location: Chhattisgarh state: Raigarh district, Jashpur area; Jharkhand state: Gumla, Lohardaga, southern Palamau, and northern Ranchi districts of Chotanagpur Plateau; Maharashtra state; Odisha state: Sambalpur district; West Bengal state.
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