Juang | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: jun
Alternate Names: Juango, Patra-Saara, Patua, Puttooas
Autonym: ଜୁଆଙ୍‌‎ (Juang)
Population: 30,400 (2011 census). No monolinguals.
Location:: Odisha state: north Angul, east Dhenkanal, south Keonjhar districts.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang
Dialects: Keonjhar-Pal. Not closely related to other languages. Lexical similarity: 20%–22% with Kharia [khr].
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Some also use Odia [ory], especially men and educated. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 21% (2001 census). Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2016.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Juang
Writing: Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Odisha state: north Angul, east Dhenkanal, south Keonjhar districts.