Kui
PrintA language of India
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kanda, Kandh, Khond, Khondi, Khondo, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy
Population
916,000 (2001 census). Ethnic population: 410,000 ethnic Kui Khond who speak Kui plus additional ethnic groups.
Location
Odisha, Phulbani, Koraput, and Ganjam districts; Ganjam, Udayagiri area; Andhra Pradesh; Madhya Pradesh; Tamil Nadu.
Language Maps
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Gumsai, Khondi.
Language Development
Radio programs. Bible: 2006.
Language Resources
Writing
Oriya script.
Different from Kuvi [kxv] and Koya [kff] (Koi). Kondh is a Scheduled Tribe. Hindu, Christian.