Asuri

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
asr
Alternate Names
Ashree, Assur, Asura, Maleta
User 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.

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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.