| Muria | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 15,864 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:emu ā Eastern Muriamut ā Western Muriafmu ā Far Western Muria (Gaita Koitor) |
| Glottolog | east2340 Easternwest2408 Westernfarw1235 Far Western |
Muria is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Three varieties have mutual intelligibility. It is sometimes confused with the Madiya language. It is suspected to be mutually unintelligible with northern Gondi dialects.[2]
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Muria has 10 vowels and 21 consonants.[3]
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | Å | |||||
| Stop | voiceless | p | tĢŖ | Ź | tĶ”Ź | k | ||
| voiced | b | dĢŖ | É | dĶ”Ź | g | |||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||||
| Tap or Flap | ɾ | ɽ | ||||||
| Approximant | Ź | l | É | j | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| High | i | iĖ | u | uĖ | ||
| Mid | e | eĖ | o | oĖ | ||
| Low | a | aĖ | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "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.
- ā Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003). The Dravidian languages. Oxford University Press. pp. 25.
- ā 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.