Kui Language (other)
Kui language may refer to: * Kui language (India), a Dravidian language of eastern India (Odisha and Andhra Pradesh) spoken by the Khonds * Kui language (Indonesia), an Alor-Pantar language of Indonesia * Kuy language, an Austroasiatic language of Thailand See also * Kui (other) * Khond language (other) *Kuvi language Kuvi is a South-Central Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. The language is one of two spoken by the Kandhas, with the other being the closely related and more dominant Kui language. According to the 2011 Indian census, the ...

Kui Language (India)
Kui (କୁଇ)(also Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South-Eastern Dravidian language spoken by the Kandhas. It is mostly spoken in Odisha, and written in the Odia script. With 941,988 registered native speakers, it figures at rank 29 in the 1991 Indian census. The Kui language was also referred to as the Kuinga language during the historical period. It is closely related to the Gondi and Kuvi Kuvi is a South-Central Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. The language is one of two spoken by the Kandhas, with the other being the closely related and more dominant Kui language. According to the 2011 Indian census, the ... languages. Phonology Vowels Kui language has five short vowels and five long vowels. The vowels are illustrated below with romanization and IPA alphabet. References External linksKui basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database Agglutinative languages Dravid ...
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Khonds
Khonds (also spelt Kondha, Kandha etc.) are an indigenous Adivasi tribal community in India. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are divided into the hill-dwelling Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds for census purposes; All the Khonds identify by their clan and usually hold large tracts of fertile land but still practice hunting, gathering and slash-and-burn agriculture in the forests as a symbol of their connection to and ownership of the forest. Khonds speak the Kui and Kuvi languages and write them in Odia script. The Khonds are adept land-dwellers, exhibiting greater adaptability to the forest environment. However, due to development interventions in education, medical facilities, irrigation, plantation and so on, they are forced into the modern way of life in many ways. Their traditional life style, customary traits of economy, political organisation, norms, values and world view have been drastically changed over a long period. They are a designated Scheduled Tribe in th ...
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Kui Language (Indonesia)
Kui is a Timor–Alor–Pantar language spoken in several enclaves on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The language is called 'Masin lak' in Kui. Although the exact number of speakers is unknown, Kui is an endangered language since speakers are shifting to Alor Malay Alor Malay is spoken in the Alor archipelago. Speakers perceive Alor Malay to be a different register of standard Indonesian, but both of these are prestige varieties of the archipelago. Many people are able to understand standard Indonesian, bu .... Kui is mainly spoken in the towns of Moru, Bouraga and Lerabarang. Kirramung and Kui have some sort of dialect relationship, being considered by some as being the same language and some others as being two different languages. This is typical of Timor-Alor-Pantar (TAP) languages. It has verb-final word order which means that the verb comes last in a sentence, unlike in English where the verb usually comes in the middle. Phonology Consonants Consonant ...
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Kuy Language
Kuy, also known as Kui, Suay or Kuay ( th, ภาษากูย; km, ភាសាកួយ), is a Katuic language, part of the larger Austroasiatic family spoken by the Kuy people of Southeast Asia. Kuy is one of the Katuic languages within the Austroasiatic family. It is spoken in Isan, Thailand by about 300,000 people, in Salavan, Savannakhet and Sekong Provinces of Laos by about 64,000; and in Preah Vihear, Stung Treng and Kampong Thom Provinces of northern Cambodia by 15,500 people. Names Spelling variants and varieties include the following (Sidwell 2005:11). *Kui *Kuy *Kuay *Koay *Souei. The term "Souei" is also applied to other groups, such as a Pearic community in Cambodia. *Yeu *Nanhang *Kouy. A textbook in French is published for this variantParlons Kouy. Dialects Van der haak & Woykos (1987-1988) identified two major Kui varieties in Surin and Sisaket provinces of eastern Thailand, Kuuy and Kuay. Van der haak & Woykos also identified the following ''dive ...
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Kui (other)
Kui may refer to: People *Kui people, a Mon-Khmer ethnic minority *Kui Lee, a singer-songwriter People with the surname Kui (奎) *Kui Yuanyuan, a Chinese gymnast Places *Kui, Hiroshima, a Japanese town * Kawau Island Airport, IATA code KUI, on Kawau Island Astronomy *KUI 91AB, a variable star of Delta Cephei type *KUI 93AB, an eclipsing binary of Algol variable type Other uses *Kui (Chinese mythology) 夔, a one-legged mountain demon, also legendary inventor of music and dance *Kui (dragonball), a manga character *Kui (music), comes from Kazakh language *Kui (Māori mythology), a chthonic Māori demigod, also father of Vahi-vero in Tuamotu mythology *Kui kuningas nutab, a 1997 song by Terminaator *Kui language (India), a Dravidian language spoken by the Khonds *Kui language (Indonesia), a Timor–Alor–Pantar language *Kui the Horseclaw, a character in ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' *KUI, acronym for Kinetic user interface See also * Kui language (other) Ku ...
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Khond Language (other)
Khond language may refer to: *Kui language (India), a Dravidian language of eastern India (Odisha and Andhra Pradesh) spoken by the Khonds *Kuvi language, another Dravidian language of India See also *Kui language (other) Kui language may refer to: * Kui language (India), a Dravidian language of eastern India (Odisha and Andhra Pradesh) spoken by the Khonds * Kui language (Indonesia), an Alor-Pantar language of Indonesia * Kuy language, an Austroasiatic language of T ...