Sora language

Sora
Sora
Savara
𑃐𑃚𑃝, ସଉରା
	'Sora' in Sorang Sompeng
Region	India
Ethnicity	Sora
Native speakers	409,549, 61% of ethnic population (2011 census)
Language family	Austroasiatic Munda South Sora-Gorum Sora; ; ; ;
Writing system	Sora Sompeng, Odia, Latin, Telugu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	srb
Glottolog	sora1254
ELP	Sora

Sora is a south Munda language of the Austroasiatic language of the Sora people, an ethnic group of eastern India, mainly in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Sora contains very little formal literature but has an abundance of folk tales and traditions. Most of the knowledge passed down from generation to generation is transmitted orally. Like many languages in eastern India, Sora is listed as 'vulnerable to extinction' by UNESCO.^[2] Sora speakers are concentrated in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The language is endangered as per as International Mother Language Institute (IMLI).^[3]

^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
^ "Sora". UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger. UNESCO. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
^ দেশোয়ারা, মিন্টু (21 February 2022). "হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে সৌরা ভাষা". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[1] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.

[UNESCO-2] "Sora". UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger. UNESCO. Retrieved 2018-03-18.

[3] দেশোয়ারা, মিন্টু (21 February 2022). "হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে সৌরা ভাষা". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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