Kurmali language

Kurmali (Devanagari: कुर्माली, कुरमाली, Bengali: , , Odia :କୁଡ଼ମାଲି / କୁର୍ମାଲି, ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in eastern India. Kurmali is generally linked to the Kudumi Mahato (also known as Kurmi, Mahanta or Mohanta) community of Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal. Kurmali is also spoken by the Kudumi people of Assam, and was brought to the tea gardens from Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal. Intellectuals claim that Kurmali may be the nearest form of language used in Charyapada. As a trade dialect, it is known as Panchpargania (Bengali:পঞ্চপরগনিয়া), for the "five districts" of the region it covers, or Tamaria. Kurmali is a traditional language of Kurmi community.

Geographical Distribution
Kurmali language is spoken in south-east Jharkhand in Seraikela Kharswan, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Ranchi districts; north-eastern Odisha in Mayurbhanj, Kendujhar, Jajpur and Sundargarh district; and in western West Bengal in Purulia and Jhargram districts.

Alternate names
Names for the language include Bedia (from the Bedia caste), Dharua, Khotta, Pan Sawasi, Tanti, Tair, and Chik Baraik.

Kurumali sub dialect of Mayurbhanja state
Kurumali sub dialect of Mayurbhanja state agrees very closely with the Kurmali Thar of Manbhum.

Trade language
Panchpargania is the common language for communication for Bundu, Tamar, Silli, Sonahatu, Arki & Angara blocks of Ranchi district of Jharkhand state.

See also 
Bihari languages

References

Category:Bihari languages
Category:Languages of Bihar
Category:Languages of Jharkhand
Category:Languages of West Bengal
Category:Languages of Odisha