Naiki language

Naiki, or Southeastern Kolami, is a tribal Central Dravidian language used in Maharashtra state of India. Dialects are Naiki proper, or Chanda, and Naikṛi (Krishnamurti 2003:57)

Naiki
Southeastern Kolami
Native toIndia
Native speakers
(10,000 cited 1989)[1]
1,500 Naiki proper (2007)
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Kolami–Naiki
      • Naiki
Dialects
  • Chanda
  • Naikṛi
Language codes
ISO 639-3nit
Glottologsout1549
ELPSoutheastern Kolami[2]

References
  1. Naiki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Southeastern Kolami.


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