Alternate Names: Juango, Patra-Saara, Patua, Puttooas
Dialects: None known. Not closely related to other languages. Lexical similarity: 20%–22% with Kharia ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 23,700 (2001 census). 0 monolinguals.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Some Oriya [ory] also used with proficiency higher among men and the educated.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 21% (2001 census). Bible portions.
Writing System: Oriya
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion.