Ollari language

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, Mudhili Gadaba). 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.

Ollari Kondekor
Gadaba
Native toIndia
Native speakers
15,000 Ollari; 8,000 Kondekor (2002; 2000)[1]
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Parji–Gadaba
      • Ollari Kondekor
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
gdb – Ollari (Gadaba)
gau – Kondekor (Gadaba)
Glottologpott1240  Pottangi Ollar Gadaba
mudh1235  Mudhili Gadaba
ELPPottangi Ollar Gadaba[2]

Sathupati Prasanna Sree has developed a unique script for use with the language.

References
  1. Ollari (Gadaba) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Kondekor (Gadaba) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Pottangi Ollar Gadaba.
  3. Krishnamurti (2003), p. 26.

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


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