Koya
A language of India
| Population | 300,000 (2003). Estimates up to 10,000,000 speakers. |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh, south of Godavari River, adjoining districts north of the river; Orissa, Koraput District, Malkangiri Subdivision; Chhattisgarh, Bastar District; Maharashtra. |
| Alternate names | Kavor, Kaya, Koa, Koi, Koi Gondi, Koitar, Koyato, Koyi, Raj Koya |
| Dialects | Malakanagiri Koya, Podia Koya (Gotte Koya), Jaganathapuram Koya (Gommu Koya, Godavari Koya), Dorli (Chintoor Koya, Korla, Dora, Dor Koi, Dora Koi, Dorla Koitur, Dorla Koya). Linguistic center is Chintoor. Malkangiri and Podia are more divergent. Separate from North Gondi [gno] and South Gondi [ggo]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Konda-Kui, Manda-Kui, Kui-Kuvi |
| Language use | Some also use Telugu [tel]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 7%. NT: 1997–2004. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Latin script, reportedly preferred by Koya leaders. Oriya script. Telugu script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Swidden agriculturalists; peasant agriculturalists. Traditional religion mixed with Hinduism. |
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