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{{Short description|Dravidian language spoken in India}} |
{{Short description|Dravidian language spoken in India}} |
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{{Infobox language |
{{Infobox language |
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| name |
| name = Naiki |
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| nativename |
| nativename = కొలామి |
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| states |
| states = [[India]] |
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| speakers |
| speakers = 10,000 |
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| date |
| date = 1989 |
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| ref |
| ref = e18 |
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| speakers2 |
| speakers2 = 1,500 speakers (2007) |
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| familycolor |
| familycolor = Dravidian |
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| fam2 |
| fam2 = Central |
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| fam3 |
| fam3 = Kolami–Naiki |
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| iso3 |
| iso3 = nit |
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| glotto |
| glotto = sout1549 |
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| glottorefname |
| glottorefname = Southeastern Kolami |
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| dia1 |
| dia1 = Chanda |
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| dia2 |
| dia2 = Naikṛi |
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| script |
| script = [[Devanagari]], [[Telugu script]] |
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| altname |
| altname = Southeastern Kolami |
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'''Naiki''', or '''Southeastern Kolami''', is a tribal [[Central Dravidian language]] used in [[Maharashtra]] state of India. |
'''Naiki''', or '''Southeastern Kolami''', is a tribal [[Central Dravidian language]] used in [[Maharashtra]] state of India. Dialects are Naiki proper, or Chanda, and Naikṛi (Krishnamurti 2003:57) |
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==Phonology== |
==Phonology== |
Latest revision as of 05:04, 4 January 2024
Naiki | |
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Southeastern Kolami | |
కొలామి | |
Native to | India |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1989)[1] 1,500 speakers (2007) |
Dravidian
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Dialects |
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Devanagari, Telugu script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nit |
Glottolog | sout1549 |
ELP | Southeastern Kolami |
Naiki, or Southeastern Kolami, is a tribal Central Dravidian language used in Maharashtra state of India. Dialects are Naiki proper, or Chanda, and Naikṛi (Krishnamurti 2003:57)
Phonology[edit]
Vowels[edit]
Front | Central | Back | ||||
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short | long | short | long | short | long | |
High | i | iː | u | uː | ||
Mid | e | eː | o | oː | ||
Low | a | aː |
Consonants[edit]
Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | plain | p | t, ts | ʈ | tʃ | k | |
aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | ʈʰ | kʰ | ||||
voiced | plain | b | d | ɖ | dʒ | g | ||
aspirated | bʱ | dʱ | ɖʱ | dʒʱ | gʱ | |||
Fricative | v | s | h | |||||
Rhotic | r | |||||||
Approximant | l | ɭ | j |
References[edit]
- ^ Naiki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Krishnamurti (2003), pp. 72