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Naiki, 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)

Phonology

Vowels

Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Low a aː

Consonants

Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive/
Affricate 		voiceless plain p t, ts ʈ tʃ k
aspirated pʰ tʰ ʈʰ kʰ
voiced plain b d ɖ dʒ g
aspirated bʱ dʱ ɖʱ dʒʱ gʱ
Fricative v s h
Rhotic r
Approximant l ɭ j

References

  1. ^ Naiki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Krishnamurti (2003), pp. 72


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