kui

Thân thiện

A Kui artisan weaves a traditional basket in their village.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A Dravidian language: Kui is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Kui people in the state of Odisha in southeastern India.
2. Noun:
   • A member of an ethnic group: A Kui is a person belonging to the Kui, an indigenous Dravidian community living in southeastern India.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun (Language):
  • Linguists are studying the grammar of the Kui language.
  • Several folk songs are preserved in Kui.
• Noun (People):
  • The Kui have a rich tradition of agriculture and music.
  • He is a Kui from the hills of Odisha.

Advanced Usage

• The term is used in anthropological and linguistic contexts to refer specifically to this distinct language and ethnic group within the larger Dravidian family.
• It is typically capitalized, as it is a proper noun referring to a specific people and their language.

Variants and Related Words

• Khond / Kond: These are alternative names often used interchangeably or in close association with the Kui people and their language.
• Kui-Kond: A compound term sometimes used to refer to the language or the people.

Synonyms

• (For the people): Kond, Khond.
• (For the language): Kond, Kui language.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary meanings are ethnolinguistic. The word does not commonly have other general meanings in English outside of this specific cultural and linguistic reference.
• It is important to distinguish between the language (Kui) and the speaker of the language (a Kui).

Học thuật

Noun

1. the Dravidian language spoken by the Kui in southeastern India
2. a member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India

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