Gata’
A language of India
| Population | 3,060 (1991 census). Ethnic population: 7,371 in Orissa. |
| Region | Orissa, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts, Kudumulgumma and Chitrakonda blocks, south of Bondo Hills; some in Khairput block. 47 villages; Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari District. |
| Alternate names | Didayi, Didei, Dire, Gataq, Geta’, Getaq, Gta Asa, Gta’ |
| Dialects | Plains Geta’, Hill Geta’. Ruhlen treats Plains Geta’ and Hill Geta’ as separate languages. Lexical similarity: 68%–93% among dialects, 27%–37% with Bondo varieties, 22%–28% with Gadaba Gutob [bfw] dialect. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Koraput Munda, Gutob-Remo-Geta’, Geta’ |
| Language use | Many also use Desiya [dso] or Oriya [ori]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 10% in Orissa. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Swidden agriculturalists; hunter-gatherers. Traditional religion, Hindu. |
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