Juang language
Encyclopedia
The Juang language is a language
spoken primarily by the Juang people
of eastern India
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, the whole of which is classified as a branch of the greater Austro-Asiatic language family
. Among the Munda languages, Juang is considered to be most closely related to Kharia
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Language
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spoken primarily by the Juang people
Juang
Juang , a jungle tribe of Orissa, India. They are found in only two of the tributary states, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar, most of them in the latter. They are estimated to amount in all to about 10,000. Their language belongs to the Munda family...
of eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Classification
The Juang language belongs to the Munda language familyMunda languages
-Anderson :Gregory Anderson's 1999 proposal is as follows. Individual languages are highlighted in italics.*North Munda **Korku**Kherwarian***Santhali***Mundari*South Munda **Kharia–Juang***Juang***Kharia...
, the whole of which is classified as a branch of the greater Austro-Asiatic language family
Austro-Asiatic languages
The Austro-Asiatic languages, in recent classifications synonymous with Mon–Khmer, are a large language family of Southeast Asia, also scattered throughout India and Bangladesh. The name Austro-Asiatic comes from the Latin words for "south" and "Asia", hence "South Asia"...
. Among the Munda languages, Juang is considered to be most closely related to Kharia
Kharia language
The Kharia language is an Austro-Asiatic language that is primarily spoken by indigenous Kharia people of eastern India.-Classification:Kharia belongs to the Kharia–Juang branch of the Munda language family...
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