Mahapatra B.P. The Phonology and Morphology of Malto with Ethnosemantic Notes

University of Calcutta, 1976. — vii, 314 p.Since there is little doubt now about the Dravidian origin of the Malto language, I shall discuss the question of its exact position in the family tree in some length. Grierson's early indecision regarding the position of Malto and the 'very closely related' Kurukh, has been relatively narrowed by the time the author completed his Introductory volume (See, foot-note ). In spite of some contradictions, resulting from the interpretation of the same subject, it is understood tiiat he allots Malto and Kurukh with Gondi and Kolami an intermediary position between Dravida (Tamil group) and Andhra (Telugu group) languages, and furthermore, Brahui - the isolated language of the North-West India, stands in equidistance from both the branches.