The Munda Languages

by Gregory D.S. Anderson (Editor)

Overview

The Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic family are spoken within central and eastern India by almost ten million people. To date, they are the least well-known and least documented languages of the Indian subcontinent.

This unprecedented and original work draws together a distinguished group of international experts in the field of Munda language research and presents current assessments of a wide range of typological and comparative-historical issues, providing agendas for future research.

Representing the current state of Munda Linguistics, this volume provides detailed descriptions of almost all of the languages in the family, in addition to a brief chapter discussing the enigmatic Nihali language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415328906
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/19/2008
Series:	Routledge Language Family Series , #3
Pages:	808
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gregory D. S. Anderson is Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. His key publications include The Munda Verb: Typological Perspectives (2007) and Language Contact in South Central Siberia (2005).

Table of Contents

List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 Introduction to the Munda Languages , 2 Santali , 3 Mundari , 4 Kera? Mundari , 5 Ho and the other Kherwarian languages , 7 Sora , 8 Gorum , 9 Kharia , 10 Juang , 11 Remo (Bonda) , 12 Gutob , 13 Gta? , 14 On Nihali , Index