Kūvi

Kikuvi

Dravidian (South-Central, Gondi-Kui)

FamiliaDravidian (South-Central, Gondi-Kui) Wasemaji~155,000 HatiOdia / Latin / Telugu (varies by region) NchiIndia (Odisha — Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi; northern Andhra Pradesh) Lugha rasmiNo (Scheduled Tribe language; some Odia-script literacy) ISO 639-3kxv Glottocodekuvi1243

Kuvi (also Khondi, Kondh) is a South-Central Dravidian language closely related to Kui and Gondi, spoken by the Kondh people across the Eastern Ghats of Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh. Like its sister languages it preserves the Dravidian gender system that distinguishes male, non-male animate and inanimate in the verb, and shows the characteristic Gondi-Kui apical/retroflex sibilant contrasts.

Inakozungumzwa

Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kikuvi

Maji

ēru

/eːru/

Moto

nēsi

/neːsi/

Jua

vēla

/ʋeːla/

Mwezi

lēnʒu

/leːnd͡ʒu/

Mama

āva

/aːʋa/

Baba

bāva

/baːʋa/

Kula

tinba

/tinba/

Kunywa

unba

/unba/

Upendo

/—/

Moyo

gunde

/ɡunde/

Mti

mara

/mara/

Nyumba

illu

/illu/

Mbwa

nēyi

/neːji/

Paka

/—/

Mkono

key

/kei̯/

Jicho

kannu

/kannu/

Habari

/—/

Asante

/—/

Moja

ōnte

/oːnte/

Nzuri

nēha

/neːha/

Vyanzo

Ulinganishaji wa maneno

Imelinganishwa na lugha za Dravidian (South-Central, Gondi-Kui) zinazohusiana

Maana KikuviKikodavaKibidayuh-BukarKiwalmajarriKihitiKimatsésKihajong
Maji ēru /eːru/ ನೀರ್ /niːr/ piin /piːn/ ngapa /ˈŋapa/ 𒉿𒀀𒋻 /waːtar/ mapi /maˈpi/ pani /pa.ni/
Moto nēsi /neːsi/ ಬೆಂಕಿ /beŋki/ apui /aˈpui/ warlu /ˈwaɭu/ 𒉺𒄩𒄴𒄯 /paxːur/ tsibo /tsiˈbo/ ag /aɡ/
Jua vēla /ʋeːla/ ಪೊತ್ತ್ /pottɨ/ biduh /biˈduh/ ngalyarra /ŋaˈʎara/ /—/ šëdo /ʂɨˈdo/ bela /be.la/
Mwezi lēnʒu /leːnd͡ʒu/ ತಿಂಗಳ್ /tiŋɡəɭ/ bulan /buˈlan/ pira /ˈpira/ 𒀀𒅈𒈠 /arma/ use /uˈse/ jon /dʒon/
Mama āva /aːʋa/ ಅವ್ವ /avva/ sindo /sinˈdoʔ/ ngamaji /ŋaˈmaɟi/ 𒀭𒈾 /anːa/ ëna /ɨˈna/ ma /ma/
Baba bāva /baːʋa/ ಅಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ /appajja/ samah /saˈmah/ kirta /ˈkiɭa/ 𒀜𒋫 /atːa/ papa /paˈpa/ baba /baba/
Kula tinba /tinba/ ತಿನ್ನ್ /tinnɨ/ kuman /kuˈman/ nga- /ŋa/ 𒅕𒀀𒀜 /ed/ pe- /pe/ kha /kʰa/
Kunywa unba /unba/ ಕುಡಿ /kuɖi/ ŋinum /ŋiˈnum/ nga- /ŋa/ 𒅔𒆪 /eku/ ak- /ak/ pi /pi/
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