Kui (କୁଇ)(also Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South-Eastern
Dravidian language spoken by the
Kandhas. It is mostly spoken in
Odisha
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, and written in the
Odia script. With 941,988 registered native speakers, it figures at
rank 29 in the 1991
Indian census.
The Kui language was also referred to as the Kuinga language during the historical period. It is closely related to the
Gondi and
Kuvi languages.
Phonology
Vowels
Kui language has five short vowels and five long vowels.
The vowels are illustrated below with romanization and IPA alphabet.
References
External links
Kui basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
Agglutinative languages
Dravidian languages
Endangered languages of India
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