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Korku

noun
Kor·​ku | \ˈkȯ(ə)r(ˌ)kü\
plural Korku or Korkus

Definition of Korku 

1a : a people inhabiting the forested hills of southern Madhya Pradesh, India

b : a member of such people

2 : the Munda language of the Korku people

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