Duruwa language
Introduction '''Duruwa''' (Odia: ପରଜି, Devanagari: धुरवा) or '''Dhurwa''' or '''Parji''' is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Duruwa people of India, in the districts of Koraput in Odisha and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.
Classification Duruwa is a member of the Central Dravidian languages. Duruwa is a spoken language and is generally not written. Whenever it is written, it makes use of the Devanagari script in Bastar district and Odia script in Koraput district.
Phonology +VowelsFrontCentralBackshortlongshortlongshortlongHighMidLow+Consonants Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal         Plosive voiceless           voiced           Fricative  ()     ()  Approximant central        lateral       Tap
Dialects There are four dialects: Tiriya, Nethanar, Dharba, and Kukanar. They are mutually intelligible.
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