Kui language (India)

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Kui
Kanda, Kandh, Khond, Khondi, Khondo, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy
କୁଇ
Pronunciation[kuɪ]
Native toIndia
RegionOdisha
EthnicityKhonds, Dal, Sitha Kandha
Native speakers
941,000 (2011 census)[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Gondi–Kui
      • Kuvi–Kui
        • Kui
Odia script
Odia Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
uki – Kui (standard)
dwk – Dawik Kui
Glottologkuii1252
ELPKui (India)

Kui (କୁଇ)(also Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South-Central

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
P.alv
Velar Glottal
Nasal m
n
ɳ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p
t
ʈ t͡ʃ k
voiced b
d
ɖ d͡ʒ ɡ
Approximant central ʋ ~ b j
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 in IPA.[5]

Vowels[6]
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High
i u
Mid e o
Low
a

References

  1. ^ Kui (standard) at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
    Dawik Kui at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
  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.
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  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.
  5. ^ Krishnamurti (2003), p. 70.
  6. ^ Krishnamurti (2003), pp. 72

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