| Turung | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Assam |
| Ethnicity | Turung people |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2006)[1][2] |
| Eastern Nagari,Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | try |
| Glottolog | turu1249 |
TheTurung language is an endangeredSino-Tibetan language, closely related toSingpho, spoken in seven villages in centralAssam. ManyTurung people now speakAssamese.[1]
The total population of the ethnic group is over 30,000, and they primarily live in theJorhat,Golaghat andKarbi Anglong districts ofAssam.
The ancestors of the modern Turung people possibly spoke aTai language that was called Turung or Tairong and is now extinct.[3] The modern Turung language is influenced by Tai languages.
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