World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmounda
Pronunciation / Transliteration: moonda
"Les langues moundas font partie de la famille austro-asiatique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A language family spoken by aboriginal populations in eastern and central India, forming a distinct branch of the Austroasiatic phylum.
"Linguists study Munda languages to understand the prehistoric migration patterns and linguistic strata of South Asia." - 2
A member of an indigenous tribal people speaking one of the Munda languages.
"The cultural traditions of the Munda people are deeply connected to the forests and hills of Jharkhand and Odisha."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'muṇḍa', meaning 'head' or 'bald', historically used by Indo-Aryan speakers to denote indigenous tribal populations of eastern India. Over time, the term was adopted in linguistics to classify a distinct major language family spoken across the central and eastern parts of the subcontinent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Munda" is said worldwide
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mounda
Transliteration: moonda
"Les langues moundas font partie de la famille austro-asiatique."
Munda
Transliteration: Munda
"Die Munda-Sprachen werden in Ostindien gesprochen."
munda
Transliteration: munda
"Le lingue munda appartengono alla famiglia austroasiatica."
munda
Transliteration: munda
"Las lenguas munda son habladas por pueblos indígenas en la India."
munda
Transliteration: munda
"As línguas munda formam um ramo da família austro-asiática."
मुंडा
Transliteration: Munda
Script: मुंडा भाषा
"मुंडा भाषा परिवार भारत के प्राचीन भाषा परिवारों में से एक है।"
蒙达语
Transliteration: méng dá yǔ
"蒙达语族是南亚语系的一个分支。"
문다어
Transliteration: mundaeo
"문다어족은 인도 동부에서 사용되는 언어입니다."
ムンダ語
Transliteration: Munda-go
"ムンダ語派はインドの先住民族によって話されています。"
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