Kandh language

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The Kandh language, also known as Kui, is a Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Kandha (Khond) tribal communities in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Kandh language canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian language
South-Central Dravidian language
language
alternativeName Khond language
Kui
associatedWithReligion indigenous tribal beliefs
associatedWithState Odisha
linked to: Orissa
belongsTo Indian tribal languages
closelyRelatedTo Gondi language
Kuvi language
country Republic of India
linked to: India
glottologName Kandh
linked to: Kandha
hasAlternateSpelling Kandha language
Khondh language
hasBasicWordOrder SOV
hasEndangermentStatus vulnerable
hasEthnicPopulation Kandha
hasEthnologueEntry Kandh (Kui)
linked to: Kandha
hasGlottocode kand1308
hasLinguisticArea South Asia
hasMajorContactLanguage Hindi
Odia
Telugu
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
hasPhonologicalFeature retroflexConsonants
hasSpeakerCommunityType tribal community
hasUsageStatus primarilyOral
iso639-3Code kxu
languageBranch South-Central Dravidian languages
languageFamily Dravidian languages
primaryRegion Gajapati district
Kandhamal district
Rayagada district
southern Odisha
regionType eastern India
spokenBy Kandha people
Khond people
spokenIn India
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
usedFor folkSongs
oralTradition
ritualChants
usedIn communityDomain
homeDomain
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

Odia script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kui language alternativeName Kandh language
Kui hasAlternativeName Kandh language