Madiya language

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Maria
Madiya
Native toIndia
Native speakers
(365,000 cited 2000)[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
mrr – Garhchiroli Maria
daq – Dandami Maria
Glottologmari1414  Maria
dand1238  Dandami Maria

Madiya or Maria is a Dravidian language spoken in India. It may be regarded as a dialect of Gondi, but is suspected to be mutually unintelligible with most other Gondi varieties.[2]

Phonology[edit]

Phonology of Abhuj Maria:[2]

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Stop voiceless p t ʈ k
voiced b d ɖ g
Affricate voiceless t͡ʃ
voiced d͡ʒ
Fricative s
Nasal m n ɲ
Approximant w l ɽ j
Trill r

Hill Maria has 3 additional consonants: a glottal stop (ʔ), a retroflex nasal (ɳ), and an uvular trill (ʀ).[2]

In 2019, a former professor published the first book in the Madiya language.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Garhchiroli Maria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Dandami Maria at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003). The Dravidian languages. Oxford University Press. pp. 25.
  3. https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/pune/first-book-madiya-language-released-city-37639

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