• It has been awarded official language status by the West Bengal Government.
• It is a tribal language whose mother tongue belongs to Dravidian Family – Malto.
• It is spoken by Oraon Tribal Community who live in Dooars.

Its script is called Tolong Siki. This language has been listed ‘vulnerable’ in UNESCO’s list of endangered languages. Jharkhand has already recognized Kurukh as a language and its script in 2003.