Muria, Eastern
A language of India
| Population | 200,000 (2007). |
| Region | Chhattisgarh, Northeast Bastar District, Keshkal, Kondagaon tahsils; Orissa, Nabrangpur District, Raigarh tahsil. |
| Dialects | Raigarh, Lanjoda. 95% intelligibility between dialects; 73%–83% with Western Muria [mut]; 19%–34% with Northern Gondi [gno]; 35% with Dandami Maria [daq]. Lexical similarity: 74%–77% with Western Muria, 65%–75% with Far Western Muria [fmu]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi |
| Language use | Religion, work. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Chhattisgarhi [hne], Halbi [hlb], Hindi, or Oriya [ori]. |
| Comments | Speakers are called ‘Muria’. A Scheduled Tribe. Swidden agriculturalists; peasant agriculturalists; hunter-gatherers. Traditional religion, Hindu. |
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