Madiya or Maria () is a Dravidian language spoken in India. It may be regarded as a dialect of Gondi, but is suspected to be mutually unintelligible with most other Gondi varieties.
Phonology of Abhuj Maria:
Hill Maria has 3 additional consonants: a glottal stop /ÃÂ/, a retroflex nasal /ó/, and a uvular fricative /ÃÂ/.
In 2019, a former professor published the first book in the Madiya language.