Konda language (Dravidian)

Konda
Koṇḍa, Konda-Dora, Kubi
కొండ (in Telugu script)
PronunciationIPA: [koɳɖa]
Native toIndia
RegionVizianagaram, Srikulam, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), Koraput (Odisha)
EthnicityKonda-Dora, a scheduled tribe within India
Native speakers
61,000 (2011 census)[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Gondi-Kui
      • Konda-Kui
        • Konda
Telugu (Main)

Odia (secondary, in Odisha)

Konda-Dora (secondary, used by some)
Language codes
ISO 639-3kfc
Glottologkond1295
ELPKonda-Dora

Konda-Dora, also known simply as Konda or Kubi, is a Dravidian language spoken in India. It is spoken by the scheduled tribe of the Konda-Dora, who mostly live in the districts of Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, and the Koraput district in Odisha.[1]

Konda-Dora is sometimes written in the Telugu and Odia scripts. A unique writing system was developed by Sathupati Prasanna Sree for use with the language, although it is unclear how widespread this system is.[2] Most speakers of Konda have also learned Telugu because of economic pressures to be able to integrate into the larger economy and region.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Konda at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Konda-Dora language and alphabet". omniglot.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.