Kui language (India)

Kui
Kui
Kanda, Kandh, Khond, Khondi, Khondo, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy
କୁଇ
Pronunciation	[kuɪ]
Native to	India
Region	Odisha
Ethnicity	Khonds, Dal, Sitha Kandha
Native speakers	941,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Dravidian South-Central Gondi–Kui Kuvi–Kui Kui; ; ; ;
Writing system	Odia script; Odia Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3	uki
Glottolog	kuii1252
ELP	Kui (India)

Kui (କୁଇ)(also Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South-Eastern Dravidian language spoken by the Kandhas. It is mostly spoken in Odisha, and written in the Odia script. With 941,988 registered native speakers, it figures at rank 29 in the 1991 Indian census.^[2] The Kui language was also referred to as the Kuinga language during the historical period. It is closely related to the Gondi and Kuvi languages.

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
		Labial	Dental	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	ɳ
Plosive	voiceless	p	t	ʈ	t͡ʃ	k
Plosive	voiced	b	d	ɖ	d͡ʒ	ɡ
Approximant	central	ʋ ~ b			j
Approximant	lateral		l
Fricative			s				h
Flap			ɾ	ɽ

Vowels

Kui language has five short vowels and five long vowels.^[4] The vowels are illustrated below with romanization and IPA alphabet.^[5]

Vowels
	Front		Central		Back
Close	i i	iː ī			u u	uː ū
Mid	e e	eː ē			o o	oː ō
Open			a a	aː ā

References

^ Kui at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
^ "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.
^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian languages (null ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-511-06037-3.
^ Winfield, W.W. (1928). A grammar of the Kui language. Bibliotheca Indica. Printed at the Baptist mission press, Pub. by the Asiatic society of Bengal. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
^ Krishnamurti, B. (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-139-43533-8. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

External links

Kui basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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[e21-1] Kui at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)

[2] "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.

[3] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian languages (null ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-511-06037-3.

[Winfield_1928_p.1-4] Winfield, W.W. (1928). A grammar of the Kui language. Bibliotheca Indica. Printed at the Baptist mission press, Pub. by the Asiatic society of Bengal. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

[Krishnamurti_2003_p.70-5] Krishnamurti, B. (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge Language Surveys. Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-139-43533-8. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

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