Gondi languages explained

Gondi languages
Ethnicity:Gonds
Region:Throughout Central India, mostly Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha
Familycolor:Dravidian
Fam2:South-Central
Fam3:Gondiā€“Kui
Child1:Gondi
Child2:Muria
Child3:Koya
Child4:Madiya
Child5:Khirwar?
Glotto:gond1265
Glottorefname:Gondi

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.

References

  1. Web site: UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger. www.unesco.org. en. 2017-12-22.
  2. A Sociolinguistic Survey Among the Pardhan Community of Central India. Thangmulian. Valte. Mathai. Elrose K. . George. Symon . August 2008 . 10.1.1.559.17.