Kupia language explained

Kupia
Also Known As:Valmiki, Balmiki
States:India
Region:Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Ethnicity:79,000 (2007)
Speakers:6,600
Date:2007
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Eastern
Fam5:Odia
Script:Odia, Telugu
Iso3:key
Glotto:kupi1238
Glottorefname:Kupia

Kupia, or Balmiki, is an Indo-Aryan language related to Odia and spoken by Valmiki people in the Indian state of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The Valmiki are a tribal group, concentrated in the districts of Koraput of Odisha and Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh.

Script

Kupia language is usually written in Odia or Telugu script depending on the region where the community lives. A new Kupia alphabet was also created by Sathupati Prasanna Sree.