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Asuri has many [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] loanwords due to contact with [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]].<ref>Prasad, Narmadeshwar (1961). Land and People of Tribal Bihar, p.305. Bihar Tribal Research Institute, Government of Bihar</ref> |
Asuri has many [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] loanwords due to contact with [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]].<ref>Prasad, Narmadeshwar (1961). Land and People of Tribal Bihar, p.305. Bihar Tribal Research Institute, Government of Bihar</ref> |
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The majority of Asuri speakers reside in the Gulma district of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chota Nagpur]]. In addition, there are smaller groups of Asuri speakers in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[West Bengal]], |
The majority of Asuri speakers reside in the Gulma district of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chota Nagpur]]. In addition, there are smaller groups of Asuri speakers in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]].<ref>Baskaran, S. G. (2015). Consonant Sequence and Syllable Formation in Asuri. ''Language In India'', ''15''(5), 23-34.</ref>and Arakan. |
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''Ethnologue'' states that ''Birjia'' is a dialect of Asuri, but also that there is a related language [[Birjia language|Birjia]]; it is not clear if these refer to the same thing. However, Anderson (2008:195), based on Prasad (1961:314), suggests that [[Birjia language|Birjia]] (Binjhia) may be an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan language]], although the Birjia are an ethnic subgroup of the Asuri tribe, along with the Asur proper and the Agariya. |
''Ethnologue'' states that ''Birjia'' is a dialect of Asuri, but also that there is a related language [[Birjia language|Birjia]]; it is not clear if these refer to the same thing. However, Anderson (2008:195), based on Prasad (1961:314), suggests that [[Birjia language|Birjia]] (Binjhia) may be an [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan language]], although the Birjia are an ethnic subgroup of the Asuri tribe, along with the Asur proper and the Agariya. |
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Revision as of 00:37, 14 October 2018
| Asuri | |
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| Native to | India |
| Ethnicity | Asur |
Native speakers | 7,000 (2007)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | asr |
| Glottolog | asur1254 |
| ELP | Asuri |
Asuri is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Asur people, part of the Munda branch.[2] Asuri has many Dravidian loanwords due to contact with Kurukh.[3]
The majority of Asuri speakers reside in the Gulma district of Chota Nagpur. In addition, there are smaller groups of Asuri speakers in Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha.[4]and Arakan.
Ethnologue states that Birjia is a dialect of Asuri, but also that there is a related language Birjia; it is not clear if these refer to the same thing. However, Anderson (2008:195), based on Prasad (1961:314), suggests that Birjia (Binjhia) may be an Indo-Aryan language, although the Birjia are an ethnic subgroup of the Asuri tribe, along with the Asur proper and the Agariya.
Majhwar is unclassified, but based on location and other clues, it may turn out to be a dialect of Asuri. If so, its 35,000 speakers (reported in 1995, out of an ethnic group of 175,000) would make it the most populous form of Asuri.
Asuri is considered to be an endangered language.[5] One important reason for its distinction as endangered is due to a lack of any written form of the language. It exists only as a spoken language.[6] There are a total of 31 phonemes in Asuri, made up of twenty-six "segmental" and five "supra-segmental" phonemes.[7] Of the former, there are twenty-one consonants and five vowels.[8]
Geographical distribution
Ethnologue lists the following districts and states where Asuri is spoken.
- Jharkhand: southern Palamau district, northern Ranchi district, Gumla district, and Lohardaga district of the Chota Nagpur Plateau
- Chhattisgarh: Raigarh district and Jashpur district area
- Maharashtra
- Odisha: Sambalpur district
- West Bengal
References
- ^ Asuri at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Chaudhuri, Sarit Kumar & Chaudhuri, Sucheta Sen (2005). Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India: Concept, Ethnography and Demography, Volume 1, pp.50-59. Mittal Publications. ISBN 8183240267 [1]
- ^ Prasad, Narmadeshwar (1961). Land and People of Tribal Bihar, p.305. Bihar Tribal Research Institute, Government of Bihar
- ^ Baskaran, S. G. (2015). Consonant Sequence and Syllable Formation in Asuri. Language In India, 15(5), 23-34.
- ^ Baskaran, S. Ganesh (2015). Phonemes of Asuri, pp. 60-61. Language In India. [2]
- ^ Baskaran, S. Ganesh (2015). Phonemes of Asuri, pp. 60-61. Language In India. [3]
- ^ Baskaran, S. Ganesh (2015). Phonemes of Asuri, pp. 62. Language In India. [4]
- ^ Baskaran, S. Ganesh (2015). Phonemes of Asuri, pp. 62. Language In India. [5]