Madiya or Maria () is a Dravidian language spoken in India. It may be regarded as a dialect of Gondi, but is suspected to be mutually unintelligible with most other Gondi varieties.
Phonology Phonology of Abhuj Maria: +ConsonantsBilabialAlveolarRetroflexPalatalVelarPlosiveAffricateFricativeNasalApproximantTrill Hill Maria has 3 additional consonants: a glottal stop /ʔ/, a retroflex nasal /ɳ/, and a uvular fricative /ʁ/.
In 2019, a former professor published the first book in the Madiya language.
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