Southeastern Kolami
Southeastern Kolami is a Dravidian language spoken in India. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Naiki (IPA: [naːjki]), 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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Words in Southeastern Kolami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | per* | |
| eye | kanna* | |
| nose | mukku* | |
| tooth | palku* | |
| tongue | nalka* | |
| blood | nettur* | |
| bone | bokka* | |
| knee | mudsu* | |
| water | ir* | |
| fire | kissa* | |
| sun | podda* | |
| star | sukka* | |
| stone | gund* | |
| tree | mak* | |
| leaf | yeg* | |
| night | ale* | |
| dog | ate* | |
| fish | kayye* | |
| one | okko* | |
| two | indi* | |
| I | an* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | am* | |
| drink | uneN* | |
| see | oleN* | |
| hear | ineN* | |
| die | tikeN* | |
| come | wareN* | |
| path | pav* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northwestern KolamiDravidian55% alike
- DuruwaDravidian31% alike
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian29% alike
- Dandami MariaDravidian29% alike
- Kota (India)Dravidian27% alike
- KoyaDravidian27% alike
Grammar
- Northwestern KolamiDravidian99% alike
- Pottangi Ollar GadabaDravidian95% alike
- TeluguDravidian91% alike
- AwadhiIndo-European90% alike
- Dandami MariaDravidian90% alike
- HinuqNakh-Daghestanian90% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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