Also Known As:
Patua, Patra-Saara, Puttooas, Juango
Dialects & Varieties
Juang
Manideepa Patnaik. 2008. Juang. In Gregory D. S. Anderson (ed.), The Munda Languages, pp. 508-556. London and New York: Routledge.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
30875
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"They look up to their culture and have a very positive attitude towards their language. Language proficiency is pretty impressive even in the case of bilingual or multilingual Juangs though it is higher among the older generation. The medium of education is Oriya though the government has prepared a few Juang primers for children and older people." (pp. 508-509)
Location and Context
Countries
India
Location Description
Gonasika and Pillara hills, and Keonjhar and Dhenkanal districts
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
very positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Oriya
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
non-official domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Oriya Script
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Sample that includes descriptive account of language and direct examples Juang language spoken.
Movie is trailer made for Juango People.