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Revision as of 13:05, 18 May 2022

Naiki
Southeastern Kolami
Native toIndia
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1989)[1]
1,500 speakers (2007)
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Kolami–Naiki
      • Naiki
Dialects
  • Chanda
  • Naikṛi
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

Vowels

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

Consonants

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

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