Gondi languages | |
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Ethnicity | Gonds |
Geographic distribution | Throughout Central India, mostly Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha |
Linguistic classification | Dravidian
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Glottolog | gond1265 |
The Gondi languages are a subgroup of the indigenous family that includes Gondi and related languages. Gondi proper is the most widely spoken language, with over 10 million speakers.[1] Other languages in this subgroup include Muria, Madiya, and Koya. It is undetermined whether Pardhan is a separate language or a dialect of Gondi, although current fieldwork suggests it is a dialect.[2] Khirwar is a poorly-attested language spoken by people in the general Gond area, and so is assumed to be related to Gondi.
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Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant) |
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