Kherwarian languages
E734622
Kherwarian languages are a subgroup of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken primarily in eastern and central India by various indigenous communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kherwarian languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Munda language subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| alternateName | Kherwari languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
contact with Dravidian languages
ⓘ
contact with Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| branch | Munda branch ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Munda ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Kurmali-speaking communities
ⓘ
Munda peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Santal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Korku language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurmali language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundari language NERFINISHED ⓘ Santali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Kurmali languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mundari languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Santalic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austroasiatic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munda languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsage | oral communication ⓘ |
| region |
central India
ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Bengali–Assamese script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devanagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin script ⓘ Ol Chiki script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous communities of India ⓘ |
| status |
many languages are minority languages
ⓘ
several languages are endangered ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | North Munda languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.