Kupia language

Kupia
Valmiki, Balmiki
Native toIndia
RegionOdisha, Andhra Pradesh
Ethnicity79,000 (2007)
Native speakers
6,600 (2007)
Odia, Telugu
Language codes
ISO 639-3key
Glottologkupi1238

Kupia, or Balmiki, is an Indo-Aryan language related to Odia and spoken by Valmiki people in the Indian state of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The Valmiki are a tribal group, concentrated in the districts of Koraput of Odisha and Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh.