Kuvi
A language of India
| Population | 350,000 (1995). |
| Region | Orissa, Koraput, Kalahandi, Ganjam, and Phulbani districts; Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts. |
| Alternate names | Jatapu, Khondh, Khondi, Kond, Kuvi Kond, Kuvinga, Kuwi |
| Dialects | Laxmipur, Rayagada, Dongria Khond. |
| Classification | Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Konda-Kui, Manda-Kui, Kui-Kuvi |
| Language use | Dongria and Kuvi subgroups speak Kuvi as L1. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 34%—42% in for Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987. |
| Writing system | Oriya script. |
| Comments | Kondh is a Scheduled Tribe. Distinct from Kui [kxu] and Koi (Koya). Hindu. |
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