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[[Sathupati Prasanna Sree]] has developed a unique script for use with the language.
[[Sathupati Prasanna Sree]] has developed a unique script for use with the language.
==Phonology==
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+[[Vowels]]<ref name="bhk">{{cite book|last=Krishnamurti|first=Bhadriraju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54fV7Lwu3fMC&q=grantha+script|title=The Dravidian Languages|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-1-139-43533-8|location=}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |[[Front vowel|Front]]
! colspan="2" |[[Central vowel|Central]]
! colspan="2" |[[Back vowel|Back]]
|-
!<small>short</small>
!<small>long</small>
!<small>short</small>
!<small>long</small>
!<small>short</small>
!<small>long</small>
|- align="center"
![[High vowel|High]]
|{{IPAlink|i}}
|{{IPAlink|iː}}
|
|
|{{IPAlink|u}}
|{{IPAlink|uː}}
|- align="center"
![[Mid vowel|Mid]]
|{{IPAlink|e}}
|{{IPAlink|eː}}
|
|
|{{IPAlink|o}}
|{{IPAlink|oː}}
|- align="center"
![[Low vowel|Low]]
|
|
|{{IPAlink|a}}
|{{IPAlink|aː}}
|
|
|}
{|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+[[Consonant]]s<ref name="bhk"/>
|-
!colspan="2"|
![[Labial consonant|Labial]]
![[Dental consonant|Dental]]/<br>[[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
![[Retroflex consonant|Retroflex]]
![[Palatal consonant|Palatal]]
![[Velar consonant|Velar]]
![[Velar consonant|Glottal]]
|-
!colspan=2| [[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
|{{IPAlink|m}}
|{{IPAlink|n}}
|
|
|{{IPAlink|ŋ}}
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Plosive consonant|Plosive]]
! {{small|[[voicelessness|voiceless]]}}
|{{IPAlink|p}}
|{{IPAlink|t}}
|{{IPAlink|ʈ}}
|{{IPAlink|t͡ʃ}}
|{{IPAlink|k}}
|
|-
! {{small|[[Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]}}
|{{IPAlink|b}}
|{{IPAlink|d}}
|{{IPAlink|ɖ}}
|{{IPAlink|d͡ʒ}}
|{{IPAlink|ɡ}}
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
! {{small|[[voicelessness|voiceless]]}}
|
|{{IPAlink|s}}
|
|
|
|{{IPAlink|h}}
|-
! {{small|[[Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]}}
|
|{{IPAlink|z}}
|
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan=2| [[Approximant consonant|Approximant]]
! {{small|[[central consonant|central]]}}
|{{IPAlink|ʋ}}
|
|
|{{IPAlink|j}}
|
|
|-
! {{small|[[lateral consonant|lateral]]}}
|
|{{IPAlink|l}}
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan=2| [[Rhotic consonant|Rhotic]]
|
|{{IPAlink|r}}
|
|
|
|
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:05, 28 March 2022

Kolami
कोलामी
Native toIndia
RegionMaharastra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh
Ethnicity239,583 Kolam (2011 census)[1]
Native speakers
128,451, 54% of ethnic population (2011 census)[2]
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Kolami–Naiki
      • Kolami
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3kfb
Glottolognort2699

Kolami (Northwestern Kolami) is a tribal Central Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Telangana states of India. It falls under the Kolami–Naiki group of languages. It is the most widely spoken Central Dravidian language.

Sathupati Prasanna Sree has developed a unique script for use with the language.

Phonology[edit | edit source]

Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High i u
Mid e o
Low a
Consonants[3]
Labial Dental/
Alveolar
Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive voiceless p t ʈ t͡ʃ k
voiced b d ɖ d͡ʒ ɡ
Fricative voiceless s h
voiced z
Approximant central ʋ j
lateral l
Rhotic r

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-43533-8.


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