Surgujia

A language of India

ISO 639: sgj
Alternate Names: Suraji, Surguja, Surgujia-Chhattisgarhi, Surjugia
Population: 1,740,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Chhattisgarh state: Jashpur, Koriya, and Surguja districts; Korba and Raigarh districts’ border areas.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, East Central
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 71%–76% with Chhattisgarhi [hne].
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Surgujia
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva].

Location: Chhattisgarh state: Jashpur, Koriya, and Surguja districts; Korba and Raigarh districts’ border areas.