Gondi, Northern
A language of India
| Population | 1,950,000 (1997). 2,632,000 all Gondi. |
| Region | Madhya Pradesh, Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat districts; Maharashtra state, Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Yavatmal districts. |
| Alternate names | Gaudi, Ghond, Godi, Gondi, Gondiva, Gondu, Gondwadi, Goondile, Goudi, Goudwal |
| Dialects | Betul, Chhindwara, Mandla, Seoni, Amravati, Bhandara, Nagpur, Yavatmal. Inherent intelligibility between dialects 94%–97%. Speakers tested in other dialects understood Amravati 94%–97%; Betul 83%–96%, and Seoni 82%–97%. 58%–78% intelligibility of Southern Gondi [ggo]. Different from Muria [hlb], Maria [mrr] of Garhchiroli, Dandami Maria [daq], and Koya [kff]. Lexical similarity: 58%–90% among dialects. |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi A member of macrolanguage Gondi [gon] (India). |
| Language use | All ages. Positive attitude. Some also use some Hindi in Madhya Pradesh and some Marathi [mar] in Maharashtra. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio programs. Films. NT: 1996. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | People are called ‘Gond’. Agriculturalists; city dwellers. Traditional religion, Hindu. |
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