मुण्डारी
Mundari
Austroasiatic (Munda)
Mundari is the second-largest Munda language after Santali (sat), native to the Chota Nagpur Plateau of Jharkhand and adjacent Odisha. It is the eponymous language of the Munda people, after whom the Munda branch of Austroasiatic is named. Mundari is agglutinative with rich verb morphology, has been written in the Devanagari, Latin, and the recent Mundari Bani script, and remains central to indigenous identity movements in eastern India.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Mundari
Water
daa
/daː/
Fire
sengel
/seŋɡel/
Sun
singi
/siŋɡi/
Moon
chando
/tʃando/
Mother
ayo
/ajo/
Father
apu
/apu/
Eat
jom
/dʒom/
Drink
nu
/nu/
Love
dularaa
/dularaː/
Heart
jiu
/dʒiu/
Tree
daru
/daru/
House
oraa
/oraː/
Dog
seta
/seta/
Cat
pusi
/pusi/
Hand
ti
/ti/
Eye
med
/med/
Hello
johar
/dʒohar/
Thank you
dhonyobad
/dʱoɲobad/
One
mid
/mid/
Good
bes
/bes/
Words compared
Compared with related Austroasiatic (Munda) languages
| Meaning | Mundari | Ho | Santali | Bodo | Tokelauan | Tuvaluan | Samoan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | daa /daː/ | daa /daː/ | ᱫᱟᱜ /daːk/ | दै /dai/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fire | sengel /seŋɡel/ | sengel /seŋɡel/ | ᱥᱮᱝᱜᱮᱞ /seŋɡel/ | वाथार /watʰaɾ/ | afi /afi/ | afi /afi/ | afi /afi/ |
| Sun | singi /siŋɡi/ | singi /siŋɡi/ | ᱥᱤᱸᱜᱤ /siŋɡi/ | सान /san/ | la /la/ | laa /laː/ | lā /laː/ |
| Moon | chando /tʃando/ | chando /tʃando/ | ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱳ /tʃãndo/ | ओखाफोर /okʰapʰoɾ/ | malama /malama/ | masina /masina/ | māsina /maːsina/ |
| Mother | ayo /ajo/ | ayu /aju/ | ᱟᱭᱳ /ajo/ | आय /aj/ | matua /matua/ | maatua /maːtua/ | tinā /tinaː/ |
| Father | apu /apu/ | apu /apu/ | ᱟᱯᱟᱹ /apə/ | आफा /apʰa/ | tamana /tamana/ | tamana /tamana/ | tamā /tamaː/ |
| Eat | jom /dʒom/ | jom /dʒom/ | ᱡᱳᱢ /d͡ʒom/ | जा /dʒa/ | kai /kai/ | kai /kai/ | ʻai /ʔai/ |
| Drink | nu /nu/ | nu /nu/ | ᱧᱩ /ɲu/ | लोङ /loŋ/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ | inu /inu/ |
| Love | dularaa /dularaː/ | dulaiya /dulaija/ | ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱲᱤ /dulaɽi/ | मोनदोङ /mondoŋ/ | alofa /alofa/ | alofa /alofa/ | alofa /alofa/ |
| Heart | jiu /dʒiu/ | jiu /dʒiu/ | ᱢᱳᱱ /mon/ | फिथा /pʰitʰa/ | fatu /fatu/ | fatu /fatu/ | loto /loto/ |
| Tree | daru /daru/ | daru /daru/ | ᱫᱟᱨᱮ /dare/ | बिजि /bidʒi/ | lakau /lakau/ | laakau /laːkau/ | laʻau /laʔau/ |
| House | oraa /oraː/ | oraa /oraː/ | ᱳᱲᱟᱜ /oɽaːk/ | नो /no/ | fale /fale/ | fale /fale/ | fale /fale/ |
| Dog | seta /seta/ | seta /seta/ | ᱥᱮᱛᱟ /seta/ | सैमा /saima/ | kuli /kuli/ | kuli /kuli/ | maile /maile/ |
| Cat | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | ᱯᱩᱥᱤ /pusi/ | मौजि /maudʒi/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Hand | ti /ti/ | ti /ti/ | ᱛᱤ /tiː/ | आखाइ /akʰai/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Eye | med /med/ | med /med/ | ᱢᱮᱫ /met/ | मेगन /meɡon/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hello | johar /dʒohar/ | johar /dʒohar/ | ᱡᱳᱦᱟᱨ /d͡ʒohar/ | खुलुमबाय /kʰulumbai/ | malo ni /malo ni/ | taalofa /taːlofa/ | talofa /talofa/ |
| Thank you | dhonyobad /dʱoɲobad/ | dhanybad /dʱanjbad/ | ᱫᱷᱚᱱᱭᱚᱵᱟᱫ /dʱonjobad/ | साबार /sabaɾ/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ | faʻafetai /faʔafetai/ |
| One | mid /mid/ | miyad /mijad/ | ᱢᱤᱫ /mit/ | से /se/ | tahi /tahi/ | tasi /tasi/ | tasi /tasi/ |
| Good | bes /bes/ | bugin /buɡin/ | ᱵᱮᱥ /bes/ | मोजां /modʒaŋ/ | lelei /lelei/ | lei /lei/ | lelei /lelei/ |
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