Muria language

Muria
Muria
Native to	India
Native speakers	15,864 (2011 census)
Language family	Dravidian South-Central Gondi–Kui Gondi languages Muria; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; emu – Eastern Muria; mut – Western Muria; fmu – Far Western Muria (Gaita Koitor)
Glottolog	east2340 Eastern; west2408 Western; farw1235 Far Western

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.^[2]

Phonology

Muria has 10 vowels and 21 consonants.^[3]

Consonants
		Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop	voiceless	p	t̪		ʈ	t͡ʃ	k
Stop	voiced	b	d̪		ɖ	d͡ʒ	g
Nasal		m		n		ŋ
Tap or Flap				ɾ	ɽ
Fricative				s				h
Approximant		ʋ		l	ɭ	j

Vowels
		Front	Central	Back
Close	short	i		u
Close	long	ī		ū
Close-mid	short	e		o
Close-mid	long	ē		ō
Open	short		a
Open	long		ā

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.
^ 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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[1] "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.

[2] Bhadriraju Krishnamurti (2003). The Dravidian languages. Oxford University Press. pp. 25.

[3] Matthew, Thomas; Matthew, Rincy (2013). "Far Western Muria (Gaita Koitor Boli) Phonology Summary" (PDF). sil.org. SIL International.

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