Gadaba, Pottangi Ollar

A language of India

ISO 639: gdb
Alternate Names: Allar, Gadaba, Gadba, Hallari, Hollar Gadbas, Konekor, Konekor Gadaba, Mundli, Ollar Gadaba, Ollari, Ollaro, San Gadaba, Sano
Population: 15,000 (2002 M. Kurian). All Gadaba: 41,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Odisha state: Koraput district, Nandapur and Pottangi sub-districts.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Dravidian, Central, Parji-Gadaba
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69%–80% with 4 varieties in Odisha; 42%–47% with 1 variety in Andhra Pradesh; 52%–62% with Mudhili Gadaba [gau] in Andhra Pradesh.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Desiya [dso], as main L2. Also use Telugu [tel], but with low proficiency.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 7%. NT: 2012.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gadaba, Pottangi Ollar
Writing: Oriya (Odia) script [Orya], used in Odisha. Telugu script [Telu], used in Andhra Pradesh.
Other Comments: Different from Gadaba [gbj] in Munda family, also spoken in Koraput. Traditional religion.

Location: Odisha state: Koraput district, Nandapur and Pottangi sub-districts.