Let's Learn Mundari

Our names and surnames reveal a lot about our identity and our roots. Very often when we have a baby born in our families we struggle to find names relating to our origin and the tribe we belong to. Here are some Mundari words (along with their meaning) which are very often kept as names for

(  Two old friends meet after a long time and the following conversation starts between them. This simple conversation is aimed to help our readers understand and learn a bit of Mundari language. Mundari is a rich language spoken by the people of Munda tribe, one of the oldest tribes in India.  ) Marsal : जोहार हाले !                                                                                   

1. Edibles खाद्य / खाने योग्य  Rice (Uncooked ) – चवली – चावल Cooked Rice – मंडी –   भात / चावल Curry – ऊतु –  पकाया हुआ रसदार सब्जी Dal – दाइल – दाल Meat – जीलु – मीट Fish – हाकू – मछली Crab – कटकोम – केकड़ा Escargot – घुँघी Leafy Vegetable –

Bat – भादुडी – चमगादड़ Crow – कउवा – कौआ Mynah – मैना – मैना Peacock – मराअ: – मोर Peagon – पुतम – कबूतर Vulture – गिदी – गिद्ध Hen – सिम – मुर्गी Cock – सांडी – मुर्गा Johaar Friend, Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and were benefitted by it. If this website

White – पुन्डी – सफ़ेद Black – हेनदे – काला Red – आरअ: – लाल Green – हरियर – हरा Yellow – ससंगअ – पीला* Blue – सिरमाअ – नीला* ================================================== * Analysis/Notes  1. ससंग means Turmeric (हल्दी in Hindi) which is yellow in color. That’s where the word ‘ससंगअ’ has been derived from. (हल्दी का रंग- ससंगअ) 2.सिरमा

Snake – बींग – साँप   Frog – चोके – मेंढक   Elephant – हती – हाथी   Fox – तुयु – लोमड़ी Johaar Friend, Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and were benefitted by it. If this website has helped you, you may consider supporting the initiative of spreading Mundari literacy.

Bullock – उरी: – बैल Buffalo – केडा – भैंस Cow – गई – गाय Horse – सदोम – घोड़ा Donkey – गधा – गधा Cat – बिल्लई – बिल्ली Dog – सेता – कुत्ता Fish – हाकु – मछली Goat – मेरोम – बकरी Goat (M ) – खासी – बकरा Sheep – मिंडी

Johaar!! In this chapter, we will learn Mundari Words for a particular time of the day. These words are very frequently used in everyday conversation in Mundari. The Word sequence are: English – Mundari Word – Hindi Meaning Morning – सेतअ: – सुबह Eventide – नुदुम – शाम Day – सिंगी – दिन Night –

मुण्डारी व्याकरण भाग दो – वाक्य निर्माण। आमतौर पर मुण्डारी सीखने वाले उच्चारण की कमी महसूस करते हैं, इसलिए उनकी सहूलियत के लिए यह विडिओ सीरीज शुरू किया है। आशा करते हैं उन्हें इस tutorial से मदद मिलेगी। Mundari Language learners often feel the lack of pronunciation, so this series of video tutorial for their

आमतौर पर मुण्डारी सीखने वाले उच्चारण की कमी महसूस करते हैं, इसलिए उनकी सहूलियत के लिए यह विडिओ सीरीज शुरू किया है। आशा करते हैं उन्हें इस tutorial से मदद मिलेगी। [Mundari Language learners often feel the lack of pronunciation, so this series of video tutorial for their convenience to get a feel of Mundari