The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: PCH
ISO 639-2: dra
| Population | 116,919 (1981 census). |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh, Adilbad District; Madhya Pradesh, Seoni, Mandla, Chhindawara, hoshangabad, Betual, Balaghat, Raipur, Bislapur districts; Maharashtra, Vidarbha region. |
| Alternate names | PRADHAN, PRADHANI |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi. |
| Comments | Probably more than 1 language. Most speak Hindi in Madhya Pradesh, Marathi in Maharashtra. Singh 1994 says Gondi is their mother tongue. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects. Agriculturalists. Hindu. |
