| Kondekor | |
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| Gadaba, San Gadaba, Gadba, Sano, Kondekar, Kondkor, Konḍekor Gadaba, Mudhili Gadaba | |
| Native to | India |
Native speakers | 8,000 Kondekor (2002; 2000)[1] |
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| Telugu script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gau |
| Glottolog | mudh1235 Mudhili Gadaba |
| ELP | Mudhili Gadaba |
| Mudhili Gadaba[2] | |
The Kondekor language (also known as Gadaba, San Gadaba, Gadba, Sano, Kondekar, Kondkor, Konḍekor Gadaba, Mudhili Gadaba) is a Central Dravidian language. A closely related variety is Ollari (also known as Pottangi Ollar Gadaba, Ollar Gadaba, Ollaro, Hallari, Allar, Hollar Gadbas). The two have been treated either as dialects, or as separate languages.[3] They are spoken in and around Pottangi, Koraput district, Orissa and in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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| High | i | iː | u | uː | ||
| Mid | e | eː | o | oː | ||
| Low | a | aː | ||||
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| Nasal | m | n̪ | ɳ | ŋ | ||
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voiceless | p | t̪ | ʈ | t͡ʃ | k |
| voiced | b | d̪ | ɖ | d͡ʒ | ɡ | |
| Fricative | voiceless | s | ||||
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| Approximant | ʋ | l | j | |||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
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