Gadaba, Bodo
A language of India
| Population | 8,000 (2000). |
| Region | Orissa, Koraput District, Lamtput, 40 villages; Malkangiri District, Khoirput block. |
| Alternate names | Boi Gadaba, Gadba, Gadwa, Godwa, Gudwa, Gutob, Gutop |
| Dialects | Birong Raji, Kinda Raji, Lamtaput, Koraput. Dialects mutually intelligible. Speakers in Lamtaput block have 89%–94% intelligibility in Tikrapada and Audipoda villages. Intelligibility of the Hanumal village variety is less. Lexical similarity: 69%–89% among 7 varieties of Oriya [ori], 90% between listed dialects. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Koraput Munda, Gutob-Remo-Geta’, Gutob-Remo |
| Language use | Many villages speak Desiya [dso] in home and religious domains and are shifting to Desiya. Mainly adults. Desiya preferred by young people. Also use Desiya. A few also speak Oriya [ori] in Orissa. In Andhra Pradesh, also use Telugu [tel]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 9%. Literacy classes in progress. |
| Writing system | Oriya script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Some ethnic Gadaba in Madhya Pradesh speak Bhatri [bgw] as L1. Different from Dravidian Mudhili Gadaba [gau] and Pottangi Ollar Gadaba [gdb]. Swidden agriculturalists; gatherers. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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