Parenga
A Parenga man during an oral history recording session in 2025 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Odisha | 9,445 |
| Languages | |
| Gorum | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Gadaba, Bonda and other Munda peoples | |
Parenga (also spelled Perengi) are an Indigenous community and Scheduled Tribe of the Indian state of Odisha, primarily living in the districts of Koraput and Malkangiri. The Odisha government refers to them as a sub‑tribe of the Gadaba within the Munda group of tribes. The Parenga people speak the Gorum language, which belongs to the South Munda branch of the Munda languages.