Turi language
Turi is an endangered Austroasiatic language of India that belongs to the Kherwarian Munda group. Grierson described that Turi is similar to both Mundari and Santali. It is spoken by only half a percent of ethnic Turi, the rest having shifted to Sadri in Jharkhand, Mundari in West Bengal, and Odia in Odisha. The Turi are classified as a Scheduled Caste in Jharkhand.
Distribution
Osada lists the following locations where Turi is spoken.- Jharkhand
- *Giridih district
- *Ranchi district
- *Hazaribagh district
- Chhattisgarh
- *Raigarh district
- West Bengal
- Odisha