Turi language
| Turi | |
|---|---|
| तुरी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Jharkhand |
| Ethnicity | Turi |
Native speakers | 2,000 (2007) |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | trd |
| Glottolog | turi1246 |
| ELP | Turi |
Turi is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Turi is an endangered Austroasiatic language of India that belongs to the Kherwarian Munda group. Grierson (1906) described that Turi is similar to both Mundari and Santali. It is spoken by only half a percent of ethnic Turi, the rest having shifted to Sadri in Jharkhand, Mundari in West Bengal, and Odia in Odisha. The Turi are classified as a Scheduled Caste in Jharkhand.