| 释义 |
Muria, n. and a.|ˈmjʊərɪə|
Also Morea, Moria.
[Native word.]
A. n. A member of a hill people of Bastar in India, a division of the Gonds. Cf. Gond n. and a.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people.
1861Selections from Records of Govt. of India (Foreign Dept.) xxx. 8 The Moreas are distributed over the north of the dependency and the vicinity of Jugdulpore, and the Marias to the south and west of it. a1863S. Hislop Aboriginal Tribes of Central Provinces (1866) i. 22 Moria Gonds. These are more civilized than the Márias. Ibid. i. 23, I do not possess detailed information regarding the mythology of the Morias. 1877V. Ball Jrnl. 18 Mar. in Jungle Life in India (1880) xiii. 620 According to the Dewan, the following are the names of the principal of these races; they are said to possess distinct languages: Bhatra, Muria (= Gond), Purji, Gudwa (or Gudaba), Jhoria, and Mariah or Meriah. 1938W. V. Grigson Maria Gonds of Bastar i. iii. 37 In 1931 the tribes enumerated as Gonds in the previous three censuses were separately enumerated under the names Bhattra, Gond, Maria, Muria, Koya and Parja. 1968P. C. Agarwal Human Geogr. Bastar District xiii. 258 Burha Deo is the principal deity of the Muria tribe. 1971[see Gond n. and a.]. |