Gadaba, Mudhili

A language of India

ISO 639: gau
Alternate Names: Gadaba, Gol Gadaba, Kondekar, Kondko, Konekor Gadaba
Population: 8,000 (2000 IICCC). All Gadaba: 41,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Andhra Pradesh state: Vizianagaram district, Salur and Pachipenta sub-districts; Srikakulam and Vishakhapatnam districts.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Dravidian, Central, Parji-Gadaba
Dialects: 93%–98% intelligibility among dialects. Lexical similarity: 84%–94% between dialects. Different from Dravidian Mudhili Gadaba [gau] and Pottangi Ollar Gadaba [gdb].
Language Use: All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Telugu [tel], but with low proficiency.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 34%–42% (2001 census). Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gadaba, Mudhili
Writing: Telugu script [Telu].
Other Comments: Hindu.

Location: Andhra Pradesh state: Vizianagaram district, Salur and Pachipenta sub-districts; Srikakulam and Vishakhapatnam districts.