Konda language (Dravidian)
| Konda | |
|---|---|
| Koṇḍa, Konda-Dhora, Kubi | |
| కొండ (in Telugu script) କୋଣ୍ଡା (in Odia script) | |
| Pronunciation | IPA: [koɳɖa] |
| Native to | India |
| Region | ASR DISTRICT, (Andhra Pradesh), Koraput (Odisha) |
| Ethnicity | Konda-Dhora, a scheduled tribe within India |
Native speakers | 61,000 (2011 census) |
Dravidian
| |
| Telugu (Main)
Odia (secondary, in Odisha) Konda-Dhora (secondary, used by some) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kfc |
| Glottolog | kond1295 |
| ELP | Konda-Dora |
Konda-Dhora, also known simply as Konda or Kubi (IPA: [koɳɖa, kuːbi]) , is a Dravidian language spoken in India. It is spoken by the Konda-Dora scheduled tribe, who mostly live in the Parvathipiram Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh, and the Koraput district of Odisha.
Konda-Dhora is written in the Telugu script in Andhra Pradesh, and in the Odia script in Odisha. Indian linguist Sathupati Prasanna Sree designed a unique script for the language, although it is unclear how widespread this system is. Most Konda-Dora people are fluent in Telugu in Andhra Pradesh, and Odia in Odisha, because of economic pressures to integrate into the larger economies and dominant cultures.