Muria, Eastern

A language of India

ISO 639: emu
Alternate Names: Muria Gonḍi
Population: 200,000 (2007). All Gondi speakers: 2,910,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Chhattisgarh state: Bastar district, Keshkal and Kondagaon sub-districts; Odisha state: Nabarangapur district, Raigarh sub-district.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi
Dialects: Raigarh, Lanjoda. 95% intelligibility between dialects; 73%–83% of Western Muria [mut]; 19%–34% of Northern Gondi [gno]; 35% of Dandami Maria [daq]. Lexical similarity: 74%–77% with Western Muria [mut], 65%–75% with Far Western Muria [fmu].
Language Use: Vigorous. Religion, work; mixed use: home, village. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Chhattisgarhi [hne]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Halbi [hlb]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Odia [ory].
Language Development: Majority are illiterate.
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.

Location: Chhattisgarh state: Bastar district, Keshkal and Kondagaon sub-districts; Odisha state: Nabarangapur district, Raigarh sub-district.