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Bodo Parja language

Bodo Parja or Jharia is a Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Parang Proja tribe of southern Odisha. Most speakers have low proficiency in it, while Desia language is used at market.

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Bodo Parja
Jharia
ବଡ଼ ପରଜା
Native toIndia
RegionKoraput, Odisha
EthnicityParaja Tribe
Native speakers
156,354 (2011 census)1
Odia script
Language codes
ISO 639-3bdv
Glottologbodo1266

Bodo Parja or Jharia is a Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Parang Proja tribe of southern Odisha. Most speakers have low proficiency in it, while Desia language is used at market.1

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  1. Bodo Parja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)