Kurmali language
| Kurmali | |
|---|---|
| Panchpargania | |
| কুড়মালি, কুর্মালী कुड़मालि, कुरमालि କୁଡ଼ମାଲି पंचपरगनिया, পঞ্চপরগনিয়া | |
' Kuṛmāli ' written in Chisoi script | |
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 555,695 (2011 census) 619,689 (2001 census) |
| Devanagari, Bengali, Odia, Chisoi | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:kyw – Kudmalitdb – Panchpargania |
| Glottolog | kudm1238 Kudmalipanc1246 Panchpargania |
Distribution of Kurmali language in India | |
Kurmali or Kudmali (ISO: Kuṛmāli) is an Indo-Aryan language classified as belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it is also known as Panchpargania (Bengali: পঞ্চপরগনিয়া), for the "five parganas" of the region it covers in Jharkhand. Kurmali language is spoken by around 550,000 people mainly in fringe regions of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. There is also a sizeable population speaking Kurmali in the Assam tea valleys. Kurmali is one of the demanded languages for enlisting in Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.