Konda-Dora
A language of India
| Population | 20,000 (2007). |
| Region | Konda-Dora in Andhra Pradesh, Visianagaram, Srikakulam, East Godavari districts; Kubi in Orissa, Koraput District; Assam. |
| Alternate names | Porja |
| Dialects | Konda-Dora (Konda), Kubi. Konda and Kubi dialects mutually inherently intelligible. Lexical similarity: 83% between Konda-Dora and Kubi dialect, 28%–36% with Telugu [tel]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Konda-Kui, Konda |
| Language use | Some also use Adivasi Oriya [ori]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 35%–44% for Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and E. Godavari districts; 29% among Kubi in Orissa. NT: 2006. |
| Writing system | Telugu script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Language is called Konda-Dora, people are ‘Porja’. Many ethnic Porja have adopted Telugu as L1. The Porja are well established as two groups: the Pedda Kondalu and Chinna Kondalu. The Pedda Kondalu retain most aspects of their traditional culture; however, the Chinna Kondalu have been heavily influenced by the Telugu. Agriculturalists: settled cultivation. Traditional religion. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
GEORGE, Jacob; GEORGE, Susan, authors. 1990. "Participant reference in Konda."
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