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Meaning of Kolarian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kəʊˈlɛə.ɹi.ən/

Definitions

  1. One of the Kol people.
  2. The language or language family spoken by the Kolarian people.

Examples

“Chanda (1969) strongly advocate that the 'Munda' was spoken language of the Kolarians. He also opines that some of Kolarians who were in contact with the Aryans and the Dravidians used Indo-Aryan and Dravidian dialects.”
“It is the Kolarian and Waryn that have attacked,” he said trembling.”
“The Kolarians seem to have entered India from the north-east—just as the Aryans afterwards entered it from the north-west—and extended themselves over vast areas from which they were subsequently driven by Dravidians and Aryans.”
“Neo-Indian has retained a few prepositions. Dravidian and Kolarian have none.”
“Kol, Munda, and the dialects classed as "other Kolarian " are recorded almost solely from Sambalpur and the Uria States.”
“3,000,000, held aloof from outside influences, retained their tribal usages and primitive religion, and may now be distinguished by their Kolarian speech.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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