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Kui language (India)

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Dravidian language spoken in Eastern India
Not to be confused withKui language (Indonesia) orKuy language.
Kui
Kanda, Kandha, Khond, Khondi, Khondo, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy
କୁଈ
Pronunciation[kuiː]
Native toIndia
RegionOdisha
EthnicityKhonds, Dal, Sitha Kandha
Native speakers
941,000 (2011 census)[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Konda–Kui
      • Kui–Kuvi
        • Kui
Odia script
Odia Braille
Kui Gaari[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
uki – Kui (standard)
dwk – Dawik Kui
Glottologkuii1252
ELPKui (India)
Languages in Odisha
  Kui language
Kui is classified as Vulnerable by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3]

Kui (IPA:[kuiː], also Kandha, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South-CentralDravidian language spoken by theKandhas, eastern Indian state of Odisha. It is mostly spoken inOdisha, and written in theOdia script. With 941,988 registered native speakers, it figures atrank 29 in the 1991Indian census.[4] The Kui language was also referred to as the Kuinga language during the historical period. It is closely related to theGondi andKuvi languages.

Phonology

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Consonants[5]
LabialDentalRetroflexPalatal/
P.alv		VelarGlottal
Nasalmnɳ
Plosive/
Affricate		voicelessptʈt͡ʃk
voicedbdɖd͡ʒɡ
Approximantmedianʋ ~bj
laterall
Fricativesh
Flapɾɽ

Vowels

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Kui language has five short vowels and five long vowels.[6] The vowels are illustrated below in IPA.[7]

Vowels[8]
FrontCentralBack
shortlongshortlongshortlong
Highiiːuuː
Mideeːooː
Lowaaː

References

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  1. ^Kui (standard) atEthnologue (21st ed., 2018)Closed access icon
    Dawik Kui atEthnologue (21st ed., 2018)Closed access icon
  2. ^"Mandal, Biswajit: Proposal to Encode Kui Gaari in Unicode - 2024"(PDF).Unicode.
  3. ^Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010).Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger(PDF) (3rd ed.). Paris:UNESCO. pp. 46–47.ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2.Archived from the original on 23 July 2022.
  4. ^"Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011".www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved2018-07-07.
  5. ^Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003).The Dravidian languages (null ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 56.ISBN 978-0-511-06037-3.
  6. ^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. Retrieved2020-11-08.
  7. ^Krishnamurti (2003), p. 70.
  8. ^Krishnamurti (2003), pp. 72

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