Alternate Names: Jhoria, Mudia, Muria Gondi
Dialects: Banchapai, Dhanora, Sonapal. 80%–96% intelligibility among dialects, 69%–73% of Eastern Muria ,, 51%–78% of Far Western Muria ,. No intelligibility of Dandami Maria ,, Northern Gondi ,, Southern Gondi ,, or Maria ,. Lexical similarity: 72%–80% with Far Western Muria ,; 74%–77% with Eastern Muria ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 400,000 (2000 IICCC).
Language Use: All domains. All ages.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 2% (2003 India Church Growth Mission).
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Hindu, traditional religion.