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Korku Tribe
Korku may refer to: * Korku people, people living in India * Korku language Korku (also known as ''Kurku,'' or ''Muwasi'') is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Korku tribe of central India, in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is isolated in the midst of the Gondi people, who are Dravidian, while ..., their Austro-Asiatic language * Körkü, Sungurlu {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korku People
The Korku are a Munda ethnic group predominantly found in the Khandwa district, Khandwa, Burhanpur district, Burhanpur, Betul district, Betul and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas near the Melghat, Melghat Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra. They speak the Korku language, which is a member of the Munda languages and is written using Devanagari. They are classified as a Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government. Etymology The name ‘Korku’ is originated from two terms ‘Koro’ and ‘Ku’ whereas ‘Koro’ means person and ‘Ku’ means alive. In combination, the two words ‘Koro and Ku’ can be defined as the alive member. The Korkus are a Munda peoples, Munda tribe and live near a Dravidian-speaking tribe — the Gondi people, Gonds. The Korku people are believed to have been initially a hunter-gatherer community who dwelt in the forests of the Satpura Range on both sides of the Tapti River. Dwelling The Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korku Language
Korku (also known as ''Kurku,'' or ''Muwasi'') is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Korku tribe of central India, in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is isolated in the midst of the Gondi people, who are Dravidian, while its closest relatives are in eastern India. It is the westernmost Austroasiatic language. Korkus are also closely associated with the Nihali people, many of whom have traditionally lived in special quarters of Korku villages. Korku is spoken by around 700,000 people, mainly in four districts of southern Madhya Pradesh (Khandwa, Harda, Betul, Hoshangabad) and three districts of northern Maharashtra (Rajura and Korpana tahsils of Chandrapur district, Manikgarh pahad area near Gadchandur in Chandrapur district) (Amravati, Buldana, Akola). The name Korku comes from ''Koro-ku'' (-''ku'' is the animate plural), ''Koro'' 'person, member of the Korku community' (Zide 2008). Sociolinguistics The Indian national census of 2011 reported 727,13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
