Muria is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Three varieties have mutual intelligibility.[citation needed] It is sometimes confused with the Madiya language. It is suspected to be mutually unintelligible with northern Gondi dialects.[2]
Muria | |
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Native to | India |
Native speakers | 15,864 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:emu – Eastern Muriamut – Western Muriafmu – Far Western Muria (Gaita Koitor) |
Glottolog | east2340 Easternwest2408 Westernfarw1235 Far Western |
Phonology
editMuria has 10 vowels and 21 consonants.[3]
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
Stop | voiceless | p | t̪ | ʈ | t͡ʃ | k | ||
voiced | b | d̪ | ɖ | d͡ʒ | g | |||
Fricative | s | h | ||||||
Tap or Flap | ɾ | ɽ | ||||||
Approximant | ʋ | l | ɭ | j |
Front | Central | Back | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
short | long | short | long | short | long | |
High | i | iː | u | uː | ||
Mid | e | eː | o | oː | ||
Low | a | aː |
References
edit- ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003). The Dravidian languages. Oxford University Press. pp. 25.
- ^ Matthew, Thomas; Matthew, Rincy (2013). "Far Western Muria (Gaita Koitor Boli) Phonology Summary" (PDF). sil.org. SIL International. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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