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 (IPA: [murija]) 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

Muria has 10 vowels and 21 consonants.³

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

Vowels
	Front		Central		Back
	short	long	short	long	short	long
High	i	iː			u	uː
Mid	e	eː			o	oː
Low			a	aː

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. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[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. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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