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<p>116.72.213.41: Turung is an extinct language</p> <hr /> <div>{{unreferenced|date=June 2018}}<br /> {{Infobox ethnic group<br /> | group = Turung people<br /> | native_name = <br /> | image = <br /> | caption = <br /> | population = 10,000<br /> | popplace = Assam&lt;br&gt;Arunachal Pradesh<br /> | languages = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<br /> | religions = [[Buddhism]]<br /> }}<br /> The '''Turung people''' (also known as the '''Tai Turung''', Assamese: টাই টুৰুং) are a numerically small Buddhist community in the [[Seven Sister States|northeastern Indian state]] of [[Assam]].<br /> <br /> They originally migrated from Upper Burma and settled in Assam in the latter part of 18th century. During migration, they were captured and made slaves by the [[Singpho people|Singpho]] people and hence have had a lot of Singpho influences on their culture, language, and lifestyle.<br /> <br /> They presently reside in certain pockets in Upper Assam in the districts of [[Golaghat]], [[Jorhat]] and [[Karbi Anglong]].<br /> <br /> Although the origin of the word Turung is not known, many believe that it is derived from the name of a river in [[Patkai]] region named [[Turungpani]]. Another school of thought is that the word Turung is derived from the word Tai Long meaning Great Tai since these people were of [[Shan people|Shan]] origin.<br /> <br /> The present population of the community is unknown but is believed to be around 10,000.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Social groups of Assam]]<br /> [[Category:Tai peoples]]<br /> [[Category:Tribes of Assam]]</div>

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