Konda language (Dravidian)

Konda
Koṇḍa, Konda-Dhora, Kubi
కొండ (in Telugu script)
କୋଣ୍ଡା (in Odia script)
PronunciationIPA: [koɳɖa]
Native toIndia
RegionASR DISTRICT, (Andhra Pradesh), Koraput (Odisha)
EthnicityKonda-Dhora, a scheduled tribe within India
Native speakers
61,000 (2011 census)
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Gondi-Kui
      • Konda-Kui
        • Konda
Telugu (Main)

Odia (secondary, in Odisha)

Konda-Dhora (secondary, used by some)
Language codes
ISO 639-3kfc
Glottologkond1295
ELPKonda-Dora

Konda-Dhora, also known simply as Konda or Kubi, is a Dravidian language spoken in India. It is spoken by the scheduled tribe of the Konda-Dhora, who mostly live in the districts of paderu, parvathipuram, in Andhra Pradesh, and the Koraput district in Odisha.

Konda-Dhora is sometimes written in the Telugu and Odia scripts. A unique writing system was developed by Sathupati Prasanna Sree for use with the language, although it is unclear how widespread this system is. Most speakers of Konda have also learned Telugu because of economic pressures to be able to integrate into the larger economy and region.