Duruwa language
| Dhurwa | |
|---|---|
| ପରଜି, धुरवा Parji | |
| Native to | India |
| Ethnicity | Duruwa |
Native speakers | 52,349 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pci |
| Glottolog | duru1236 |
| ELP | Duruwa |
Duruwa (
Kolami
, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.
Classification
Duruwa is a member of the Central Dravidian languages..
Phonology
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
High
|
i | iː | u | uː | ||
| Mid | e | eː | o | oː | ||
Low
|
a | aː | ||||
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n̪ |
ɲ | ŋ | |||
Plosive
|
voiceless | p | t |
ʈ | c | k | |
| voiced | b | d |
ɖ | ɟ | ɡ | ||
Fricative
|
(s) | (h) | |||||
Approximant
|
central | ʋ | j | ||||
| lateral | l |
||||||
Tap
|
ɾ | ɽ | |||||
Dialects
There are four dialects: Tiriya, Nethanar, Dharba, and Kukanar. They are mutually intelligible.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ISBN 978-90-04-09066-8.
- ISBN 978-0-19-925893-2.
- ^ ISBN 9780511060373.