Juray

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
juy
User Population

25,000 (Anderson and Gomango 2016).

Location

Odisha state.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Koraput Munda, Sora-Juray-Gorum, Sora-Juray
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Sora [srb].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Home, community. Older adults only. Many shifted to Odia [ory] (Anderson and Gomango 2016). Many shifted to Sora [srb] (Anderson and Gomango 2016).

Language Development

Texts. NT: 2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Juray
Writing

Oriya (Odia) script [Orya].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.