Kuvi

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kxv
Alternate Names
Khod, Khondh, Khondi, Kodu, Kond, Kuvi Kond, Kuvinga, Kuwi
Autonym
కువి‎ (Kuvi)
User Population

176,000 (2011 census).

Location

Odisha state: Ganjam, Kalahandi, Koraput, and Phulbani districts; Andhra Pradesh state: Srikakulam, Vishakhapatnam, and Vizianagaram districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Dravidian, South-Central, Gondi-Kui, Konda-Kui, Manda-Kui, Kui-Kuvi
Dialects

Laxmipur, Raigada, Dongria Khond, Jatapu.

Language Use

Dongria and Kuvi subgroups speak Kuvi as L1. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 34%—42% in for Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam districts (2001 census). Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1987–2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kuvi
Writing

Latin script [Latn], experimental usage in 1916. Oriya (Odia) script [Orya], used in Odisha. Telugu script [Telu], used in Andhra Pradesh.

Other Comments

Distinct from Kui [uki] and Koi (Koya). Hindu.