Muria, Western
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Jhoria, Mudia, Muria Gondi
Population
400,000 (2000 IICCC).
Location
Chhattisgarh, north and west Bastar district.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Banchapai, Dhanora, Sonapal. 80%–96% intelligibility among dialects, 69%–73% of Eastern Muria [emu], 51%–78% of Far Western Muria [fmu]. No intelligibility of Dandami Maria [daq], Northern Gondi [gno], Southern Gondi [ggo], or Maria [mrr]. Lexical similarity: 72%–80% with Far Western Muria [fmu]; 74%–77% with Eastern Muria [emu].
Language Use
All domains. All ages.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 2% (2003 ICGM).
Language Resources
Writing
Devanagari script.
A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.