| Also Known As: Kodaku,Korku
Description:
Korku is a little-known tribe of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. The largest number of the Korkus is found in Betul and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh and in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. Whilst they share the love of the forests with the Gonds, they are also excellent agriculturists and in Bhainsdehi tahsil of Betul district have pioneered the cultivation of potatoes and coffee.
Their Korku language belongs to the Kolarian or Munda family, isolated in the midst of a Dravidian (Gondi) population. The Korkus are also closely associated with the Kalto or Nihali people, many of whom have traditionally lived in special quarters of Korku villages. Korku is spoken by a total of approximately 478,000 people, mainly in four districts of southern Madhya Pradesh (Khandwa, Harda, Betul, Hoshangabad) and three districts of northern Maharashtra(Rajura and Korpana tahsils of chandrapur districts) Manikgarh pahad area near Gadchandur in Chandrapur district) (Amravati, Buldana, Akola). The nouns may have either one of the three genders: masculine, feminine or neutral. The adjectives are placed before the nouns they qualify. Korku is spoken in a reducing number of villages..... full article at Wikipedia |
