Gondi, Southern

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
ggo
Alternate Names
Koi Gondi, Telugu Gondi
Population

100,000 (2004 SIL).

Location

Andhra Pradesh, Adilabad district; Maharashtra, south Yavatmal, south Chandrapur and southeast Garhchiroli districts; Chhattisgarh.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi
Dialects

Aheri, Bhamragarh, Etapally Gondi, Nirmal (Adilabad), Rajura, Sironcha, Utnoor. Sironcha dialect understood best by the others, with 73%–98% intelligibility. 49%–58% intelligibility of Northern Gondi [gno]. Lexical similarity: 64%–90% among dialects.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1962.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gondi, Southern
Writing
Devanagari script. Telugu script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Hindu.