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Gadaba, Mudhili

A language of India

ISO 639-3gau

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.