Gondi languages

Gondi languages
Geographic
distribution		Throughout Central India, mostly Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha
EthnicityGonds
Linguistic classificationDravidian
  • South-Central
    • Gondi–Kui
      • Gondi languages
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologgond1265

The Gondi languages are a subgroup of the indigenous family that includes Gondi and related languages. Gondi proper is the most widely spoken language, with over 10 million speakers.[1] Other languages in this subgroup include Muria, Madiya, and Koya. It is undetermined whether Pardhan is a separate language or a dialect of Gondi, although current fieldwork suggests it is a dialect.[2] Khirwar is a poorly-attested language spoken by people in the general Gond area, and so is assumed to be related to Gondi.

  1. ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  2. ^ Thangmulian, Valte; Mathai, Elrose K.; George, Symon (August 2008). "A Sociolinguistic Survey Among the Pardhan Community of Central India". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.559.17.