Muria, Far Western

FMU

vigorous

Alternate Names: Gondi, Koitor Boli, Koitori

Dialects: None known. 79%–88% intelligibility of other Muria languages; 74% of Dandami Maria ,, 0% to 34% of Northern Gondi ,, 6%–50% of Southern Gondi ,, 2%–70% of Maria ,. Lexical similarity: 72%–80% with Western Muria ,; 65%–75% with Eastern Muria ,.

Genealogy:

Dravidian
South-Central
Gondi-Kui
Gondi

Demographics: 400,000 (2007).

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Chhattisgarhi [hne], Marathi [mar].

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.