Kondekor language
Kondekor | |
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Gadaba, San Gadaba, Gadba, Sano, Kondekar, Kondkor, Konḍekor Gadaba, Mudhili Gadaba | |
Native to | India |
Native speakers | 8,000 Kondekor (2002; 2000)[1] |
Dravidian
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Telugu script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | gau |
Glottolog | mudh1235 Mudhili Gadaba |
ELP | Mudhili Gadaba |
Mudhili Gadaba[2] |
The Kondekor language (also known as Gadaba, San Gadaba, Gadba, Sano, Kondekar, Kondkor, Konḍekor Gadaba, Mudhili Gadaba) is a Central Dravidian language. A closely related variety is Ollari (also known as Pottangi Ollar Gadaba, Ollar Gadaba, Ollaro, Hallari, Allar, Hollar Gadbas). The two have been treated either as dialects, or as separate languages.[3] They are spoken in and around Pottangi, Koraput district, Orissa and in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phonology
Front | Central | Back | ||||
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short | long | short | long | short | long | |
High | i | iː | u | uː | ||
Mid | e | eː | o | oː | ||
Low | a | aː |
- There are some nasalized vowels with rare occurrence.
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
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Nasal | m | n̪ | ɳ | ŋ | ||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t̪ | ʈ | t͡ʃ | k |
voiced | b | d̪ | ɖ | d͡ʒ | ɡ | |
Fricative | voiceless | s | ||||
voiced | ||||||
Approximant | ʋ | l | j | |||
Rhotic | r |
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