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Language code: kru

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kru

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The table below provides technical details for the Kurukh language, designated by the kru code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

kru

Name

Kurukh

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Oraon (Kurukh Proper)Kisan
Related languages
MaltoBrahui
Key facts
Belongs to the small Northern Dravidian subgroupIndigenous script Tolong Siki was created in 1999 to write the languageAgglutinative morphology with up to a dozen grammatical casesLexicon shows heavy borrowing from surrounding Indo-Aryan languagesOral epics, riddles and seasonal songs are vital parts of Kurukh cultural life.
Sample phrase

जोहार, नी कइस हें?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Kurukh language, identified by the code kru, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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