Duruwa language

Dhurwa and Durua
ଦୁରୁଆ, धुरुवा
Durua
Native toIndia
EthnicityDuruwa (Durua)
Native speakers
52,349 (2011 census)
Dravidian
Odia script, Devanagari script
Language codes
ISO 639-3pci
Glottologdurua1236
ELPDuruwa

Duruwa (IPA: [d̪ʱuruʋaː], Odia: ଦୁରୁଆ, Devanagari: धुरुवा) or Dhuruwa or Durua is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Duruwa people of India, in the districts of Koraput in Odisha and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.