| Population |
8,000 (2000). |
| Region |
Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram District, Salur and Pachipenta Mandals, Vishakhapatnam and Srikakulam districts. |
| Alternate names |
Gadaba, Gol Gadaba, Kondekar, Kondko |
| Dialects |
93%–98% intelligibility among dialects. Lexical similarity: 84%–94% between dialects, 42%–47% with Different from Dravidian Mudhili Gadaba [gau] and Pottangi Ollar Gadaba [gdb]. |
| Classification |
Dravidian, Central, Parji-Gadaba |
| Language use |
All domains. Positive attitude. A few also use Telugu [tel]. |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in L2: 7%. |
| Writing system |
Telugu script. |
| Comments |
A Scheduled Tribe. Swidden agriculturalists. Hindu. |