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Kui (କୁଇ)(also Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South-Eastern Dravidian language spoken by the Kandhas. It is mostly spoken in Odisha, and written in the Odia script. With 941,988 registered native speakers, it figures at rank 29 in the 1991 Indian census.[1] 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
Vowels
Kui language has five short vowels and five long vowels.[3] The vowels are illustrated below with romanization and IPA alphabet.[4]
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Template:IPA i | Template:IPA ī | Template:IPA u | Template:IPA ū | ||
| Mid | Template:IPA e | Template:IPA ē | Template:IPA o | Template:IPA ō | ||
| Open | Template:IPA a | Template:IPA 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.
- ↑ The Dravidian languages{{#if:Krishnamurti|, Krishnamurti}. Cambridge University Press(2003). ISBN 978-0-511-06037-3
- ↑ A grammar of the Kui language{{#if:Winfield|, Winfield}. Printed at the Baptist mission press, Pub. by the Asiatic society of Bengal(1928)
- ↑ The Dravidian Languages{{#if:Krishnamurti|, Krishnamurti}. Cambridge University Press(2003). ISBN 978-1-139-43533-8
External links
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