Kupia
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Valmiki
Population
6,600 (2007). Ethnic population: 79,000 Valmiki (2007).
Location
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam and East Godavari districts.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Language Use
Home. Speakers use Telegu [tel] in the market, work, travel.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 40% (1991 census). NT: 1983.
Language Resources
Writing
Telugu script.
A Scheduled Tribe. Ethnonym: Valmiki. Ethnic Valmiki not the same as L1 Kupia speakers. Traditional religion, Hindu, Christian.