Mirgan

A language of India

ISO 639: zrg
Alternate Names: Mirgami, Mirkan, Panika, Panka
Population: 60,000 (1998 N. Lima).
Location:: Chhattisgarh state: Bastar district; Odisha state: Koraput and Nabarangapur districts.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese
Dialects: Batasuna, Jagdal Pur, Kosagumuda, Kotpad, Nabarang Pur, Umerkote. Dialects have good intelligibility. Not functionally intelligible of Halbi [hlb]. Lexical similarity: 83%–95% among dialects.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use Desiya [dso], in Odisha. Also use English [eng]. Also use Halbi [hlb], in Madhya Pradesh. Also use Hindi [hin], in Madhya Pradesh. Also use Odia [ory], in Odisha, but with low proficiency.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10% in Odia [ory].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mirgan
Writing: Oriya (Odia) script [Orya]. Telugu script [Telu].
Other Comments: Declared a General Caste by the government. Divided into 2 groups, the larger Kabirpanthi and the smaller Sakta. Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.

Location: Chhattisgarh state: Bastar district; Odisha state: Koraput and Nabarangapur districts.