Duruwa
Duruwa is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Duruwa (IPA: [d̪ʱuruʋaː], Odia: ଦୁରୁଆ, Devanagari: धुरुवा) or Dhuruwa or Durua is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Duruwa people of India, in the districts of Koraput in Odisha and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.
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Words in Duruwa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | maNNa* | |
| name | pidir* | |
| eye | bomma* | |
| ear | kekol* | |
| nose | muvad* | |
| tooth | pel* | |
| tongue | nevad* | |
| hand | key* | |
| blood | netir* | |
| bone | bula* | |
| skin | tol* | |
| knee | madtel* | |
| liver | taruNg* | |
| water | nir* | |
| fire | kiC* | |
| sun | pokal* | |
| star | Cukka* | |
| stone | kel* | |
| tree | meri* | |
| leaf | ev* | |
| night | villom* | |
| dog | netta* | |
| fish | mini* | |
| one | ok* | |
| two | irdu* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | in* | |
| we | amor* | |
| drink | und* | |
| see | Cur* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian35% alike
- Dandami MariaDravidian34% alike
- Konda-DoraDravidian32% alike
- Maria (India)Dravidian31% alike
- Southeastern KolamiDravidian31% alike
- Kota (India)Dravidian31% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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