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GNO ISO 639-3

Gondi, Northern

गोंडी‎ (Gondi) Autonym

A language of India

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Gaudi, Ghond, Godi, Gondi, Gondiva, Gondu, Gondwadi, Goondile, Goudi, Goudwal
Autonym
गोंडी‎ (Gondi)
Population
1,950,000 (1997 BSI). All Gondi speakers: 2,910,000 (2011 census).
Location:
Madhya Pradesh state: Balaghat, Betul, Chhindwara, Mandla, and Seoni districts; Maharashtra state: Amravati, Bhandara, Nagpur, Wardha, and Yavatmal districts.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Gondi
Dialects
Betul, Chhindwara, Mandla, Seoni, Amravati, Bhandara, Nagpur, Yavatmal. Inherent intelligibility between dialects 94%–97%. Speakers tested in other dialects understood Amravati 94%–97%; Betul 83%–96%, and Seoni 82%–97%. 58%–78% intelligibility of Adilabad Gondi [wsg] and Aheri Gondi [esg]. Different from Muria [hlb], Maria [mrr] of Garhchiroli, Dandami Maria [daq], and Koya [kff]. Lexical similarity: 58%–90% among dialects. A member of macrolanguage Gondi [gon].
Language Use
Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin], especially in Madhya Pradesh, but with low proficiency. Also use Marathi [mar], especially in Maharashtra, but with low proficiency. Used as L2 by Nagarchal [nbg], Northwestern Kolami [kfb].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio. Videos. Grammar. NT: 1996.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gondi, Northern
Writing
Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Hindu.

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Location: Madhya Pradesh state: Balaghat, Betul, Chhindwara, Mandla, and Seoni districts; Maharashtra state: Amravati, Bhandara, Nagpur, Wardha, and Yavatmal districts.