Alternate Names: Mirgami, Mirkan, Panika, Panka
Dialects: Batasuna, Jagdal Pur, Kosagumuda, Kotpad, Nabarang Pur, Umerkote. Dialects have good intelligibility. Not functionally intelligible of Halbi ,. Lexical similarity: 83%–95% among dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 60,000 (1998 N. Lima).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, religion. Positive attitudes. Deshia [dso] used in Odisha. Halbi [hlb] used in Madhya Pradesh. Hindi [hin] used in Madhya Pradesh. Low proficiency in Oriya [ory]. Oriya used in Odisha.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 10% Oriya [ory].
Writing System: Oriya, Telugu
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Declared a General Caste by the government. Divided into 2 groups, the larger Kabirpanthi and the smaller Sakta. Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.