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{{Short description|Dravidian language spoken in India}}
{{Short description|Dravidian language spoken in India}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
| name = Naiki
| name = Naiki
| nativename = కొలామి
| nativename = కొలామి
| states = [[India]]
| states = [[India]]
| speakers = 10,000
| speakers = 10,000
| date = 1989
| date = 1989
| ref = e18
| ref = e18
| speakers2 = 1,500 speakers (2007)
| speakers2 = 1,500 speakers (2007)
| familycolor = Dravidian
| familycolor = Dravidian
| fam2 = Central
| fam2 = Central
| fam3 = Kolami–Naiki
| fam3 = Kolami–Naiki
| iso3 = nit
| iso3 = nit
| glotto = sout1549
| glotto = sout1549
| glottorefname = Southeastern Kolami
| glottorefname = Southeastern Kolami
| dia1 = Chanda
| dia1 = Chanda
| dia2 = Naikṛi
| dia2 = Naikṛi
| script = [[Devanagari]], [[Telugu script]]
| script = [[Devanagari]], [[Telugu script]]
| altname = Southeastern Kolami
| altname = 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)
'''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==
==Phonology==

Latest revision as of 05:04, 4 January 2024

Naiki
Southeastern Kolami
కొలామి
Native toIndia
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1989)[1]
1,500 speakers (2007)
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Kolami–Naiki
      • Naiki
Dialects
  • Chanda
  • Naikṛi
Devanagari, Telugu script
Language codes
ISO 639-3nit
Glottologsout1549
ELPSoutheastern 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]

Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

Consonants[edit]

Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless plain p t, ts ʈ k
aspirated ʈʰ
voiced plain b d ɖ g
aspirated ɖʱ dʒʱ
Fricative v s h
Rhotic r
Approximant l ɭ j

References[edit]

  1. ^ Naiki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Krishnamurti (2003), pp. 72