Kondekor language

For other uses, see Gadaba (disambiguation).

Kondekor
Gadaba, San Gadaba, Gadba, Sano, Kondekar, Kondkor, Konḍekor Gadaba, Mudhili Gadaba
కొండెకొర్
Native to	India
Native speakers	8,000 Kondekor (2002; 2000)
Language family	Dravidian Central Dravidian Parji–Gadaba Kondekor
Writing system	Telugu script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	gau
Glottolog	mudh1235  Mudhili Gadaba
ELP	Mudhili Gadaba
	Mudhili Gadaba

The Kondekor language (IPA: [koɳɖekoːr] (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. They are spoken in and around Pottangi, Koraput district, Odisha and in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Phonology

Vowels

	Front		Central		Back
	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.

Consonants

		Labial	Dental/ Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar
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

Sources

• Krishnamurti, B. (2003), The Dravidian Languages, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-139-43533-8 ISBN 0-521-77111-0

Further reading

• Rao, Peri Baskara (1972). Kondekor Gadaba, a Dravidian language (PhD). Savitribai Phule Pune University. hdl:10603/155081.