| Kurmali | |
|---|---|
| कुर्माली,कुरमाली | |
| Spoken in | India, Bangladesh |
| Region | Jharkhand and surrounding states |
| Native speakers | 37,000[1] (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kyw |
Kurmali (Devanagari: कुर्माली or कुरमाली) or Kudmali is one of many languages which is spoken in Jharkhand, India.[1] Kurmali is generally linked to the Kurmi community of Jharkhand. Kudmali is also spoken by the Kurmi people of Assam, and was brought to the tea gardens from Bihar, Orissa, and West Bengal. The Jharkhand intellectuals claim that Kurmali may be the nearest form of language used in charyapada.[2]
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Jharkhand: east side; West Bengal: West Purulia, Bankura Malda, Nadia, and Western Midnapur districts; Orissa: Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh districts; Assam: Darrang, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Jorhat districts.
It is spoken by approximately 600,000 Indians.
Bedia, Dharua, Khotta, Kurmali, Kurumali.
Kurmali is written in Devnagri script though Chis is also suggested as its possible script. Quite a few items in Kurmali Chis alphabet resemble the Roman ones.[3]
There are Pre-degree, Degree, and MA Courses in Kudmali available in several Colleges and Schools of Jharkhand.