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ALSO KNOWN AS		Porja, Koṇḍa, Konḍa (Kūbi), Konda, Konḍa
CLASSIFICATION		Dravidian, South Dravidian
ORTHOGRAPHY		Telugu script
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kfc
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Kubi Konda-Dora
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Information from: “South Asia and the Middle East” (289-348 ch. 4) . George Van Driem (2007) , Christopher Mosely · London and NewYork: Routledge

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Andhra Pradesh state, Visakhapatnam and Srıkakulam districts, and Orissa state, Koraput district.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2007

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Many ethnic Konda-Dora have adopted Telugu as their first language.
Scripts (Writing system): Telugu script

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Konda-Dora in Andhra Pradesh, Visianagaram, Srikakulam, East Godavari districts; Kubi in Orissa, Koraput District; Assam

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
56,262 according to the 2001 census.
Native speakers worldwide

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"The speakers of Konda are bilinguals in Telugu besides their mother tongue. The percentage of bilingualism is around sixty percent. The speakers use Adivasi Oriya as a lingua franca in communicating with other tribals [sic] and also as a language of their oral literature."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Telugu; Adivasi Oriya

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
118,597
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
56,262
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2001 (census data)

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The majority of Konda speakers (54,612) live in Andhra Pradesh.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
16,000
Native speakers worldwide

Scripts (Writing system): Telugu script

		2001	Census of India: Distribution of the 100 Non-Scheduled Languages of India	Census of India								http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/partb.htm				56,262	2001 (census data)	10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		India	The majority of Konda speakers (54,612) live in Andhra Pradesh.
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press			New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.												19.5,83.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	20,000	2007	10000-99999	Telugu; Adivasi Oriya	Many ethnic Konda-Dora have adopted Telugu as their first language.		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		India	Konda-Dora in Andhra Pradesh, Visianagaram, Srikakulam, East Godavari districts; Kubi in Orissa, Koraput District; Assam
		2003	The Dravidian Languages	The Dravidian Languages			Cambridge University Press					http://www.tamilnavarasam.in/books/others/the_dravidian_languages.pdf	Bhadriraju Krishnamurti	Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju. 2003. The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.		16,000		10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2016	Endangerment of lesser-known tribal languages: with focus on central and southern India				SEL	SEL Journal	1 (II)			https://selindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Endangerment-of-Tribal-Languages-BR-Reddy.pdf	Reddy, B. Ramakrishna			56,262 according to the 2001 census.		10000-99999	Telugu; Adivasi Oriya		~60%	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"The speakers of Konda are bilinguals in Telugu besides their mother tongue. The percentage of bilingualism is around sixty percent. The speakers use Adivasi Oriya as a lingua franca in communicating with other tribals [sic] and also as a language of their oral literature."
		2007	South Asia and the Middle East	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	289-348	Christopher Mosely	London and NewYork: Routledge				4		George Van Driem	Driem, George Van. 2007. "South Asia and the Middle East." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Mosely. 289-348. London and NewYork: Routledge.		15,000		10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		India	Andhra Pradesh state, Visakhapatnam and Srıkakulam districts, and Orissa state, Koraput district.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing			Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	118,597		100000				At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				18.2763,82.9385

Konda-Dora

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

56,262 according to the 2001 census.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

118,597

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

56,262

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

16,000

Discussion

Konda-Dora

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

56,262 according to the 2001 census.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

118,597

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

56,262

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

16,000

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