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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 An Indian people 🗣️ A Dravidian language
Kui

Kui

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A language spoken by people in southeastern India, mainly in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
  • noun
: kui
  • Linguists have documented several dialects of Kui.

Examples

  • Efforts are underway to preserve Kui through education and literature.

  • Many elders in the region speak Kui as their first language.

  • The Kui language is rich in cultural heritage.

  • I learned some basic phrases in Kui.

  • Many elders in the region speak Kui as their first language.

  • Efforts are underway to preserve Kui through education and literature.

  • Linguists have documented several dialects of Kui.

Synonyms

Kui language
vsKui
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A language spoken by the Kui people in southeastern India

is the shorter name used instead of the full phrase

Compounds

Kui language
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A language spoken by the Kui people in southeastern India

bowl of lau kui
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A portion of lau kui served hot in a bowl

lau kui
  • Philippine
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A spicy homemade dish from a region that people often eat at family meals

Surface Forms

Kui singular
Kuis plural

Etymology

Kui for the language comes from the same self-name used by the speakers, so the language is called 'Kui' because it is the language of the Kui people.