Muria language
Muria is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Three varieties have minimal intelligibility. It is sometimes confused with the Madiya language. It is suspected to be mutually unintelligible with northern Gondi dialects.[5]
| Muria | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 15,864 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:emu – Eastern Muriamut – Western Muriafmu – Far Western Muria (Gaita Koitor) |
| Glottolog | east2340 Eastern[2]west2408 Western[3]farw1235 Far Western[4] |
Phonology
Muria has 10 vowels and 21 consonants.[6]
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p | t̪ | ʈ | t͡ʃ | k | ||
| voiced | b | d̪ | ɖ | d͡ʒ | g | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Tap or Flap | ɾ | ɽ | ||||||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||||
| Approximant | ʋ | l | ɭ | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | short | i | u | |
| long | ī | ū | ||
| Close-mid | short | e | o | |
| long | ē | ō | ||
| Open | short | a | ||
| long | ā | |||
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References
- "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Eastern Muria". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Western Muria". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Far Western Muria". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 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.
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