Kuvi

A language of India

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Jatapu, Khondh, Khondi, Kond, Kuvi Kond, Kuvinga, Kuwi

Population

158,000 (2001 census).

Location

Odisha, Koraput, Kalahandi, Ganjam, and Phulbani districts; Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam districts.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Dongria Khond, Laxmipur, Rayagada.

Language Use

Dongria and Kuvi subgroups speak Kuvi as L1.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 34%—42% in for Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987.

Language Resources

Writing

Oriya script.

Other Comments

Kondh is a Scheduled Tribe. Distinct from Kui [kxu] and Koi (Koya). Hindu.