Northwestern Kolami
Northwestern Kolami is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kolami (IPA: [kolaːmi], Northwestern Kolami/Southeastern Kolami) is a tribal Central Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Telangana states of India. It falls under the Kolami–Naiki group of languages. It is the most widely spoken Central Dravidian language.
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Words in Northwestern Kolami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | maniSan* | |
| name | per* | |
| eye | kan* | |
| ear | kew* | |
| nose | mukk* | |
| tooth | palku* | |
| tongue | nalka* | |
| hand | keyu* | |
| blood | nettur* | |
| bone | bokka* | |
| skin | tol* | |
| knee | mudsu* | |
| breast | satti* | |
| liver | kaleya* | |
| water | ir* | |
| fire | kiss* | |
| sun | suriya* | |
| star | sukka* | |
| stone | gund3* | |
| mountain | dandimet* | |
| tree | mak* | |
| leaf | ak* | |
| night | sirbedin* | |
| dog | ate* | |
| fish | guddi* | |
| louse | panu* | |
| one | okkot* | |
| two | dud3* | |
| I | nenu* | |
| you | ninu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Southeastern KolamiDravidian55% alike
- KoyaDravidian34% alike
- TeluguDravidian31% alike
- Dandami MariaDravidian29% alike
- Western MuriaDravidian28% alike
- Konda-DoraDravidian27% alike
Grammar
- Southeastern KolamiDravidian99% alike
- TeluguDravidian92% alike
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian89% alike
- HinuqNakh-Daghestanian88% alike
- Korra KoragaDravidian86% alike
- BenchTa-Ne-Omotic86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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