Ollari language

Ollari language
Ollari Kondekor
Gadaba
Spoken in India
Native speakers 15,000 Ollari, 8,000 Kondekor  (date missing)
Language family
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Kolami–Parji
      • Parji–Gadaba
        • Ollari Kondekor
Language codes
ISO 639-3 either:
gdb – Ollari (Gadaba)
gau – Kondekor (Gadaba)

The Ollari language (also known as Pottangi Ollar Gadaba, Ollar Gadaba, Ollaro, Hallari, Allar, Hollar Gadbas) is a Central Dravidian language. A closely related variety is Kondekor (also known as Gadaba, San Gadaba, Gadba, Sano, Kondekar, Kondkor, Konḍekor Gadaba). The two are have been treated eiher as dialects, or as separate languages.[1] They are spoken in and around Pottangi, Koraput district, Orissa and in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Classification

Ollari belongs to the Central branch of the Dravidian language family. It is most closely related to the Mudhili Gadaba language and the Parji language.[2][3]

References

Sources

  • Krishnamurti, B. (2003), The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-77111-0 



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