Kui language (Dravidian)

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Kui
Spoken in:	India
Total speakers:	700,000 (1997)
Language family:	Dravidian  South Central   Kui
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	none
ISO 639-2:	–
ISO 639-3:	kxu
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Kui (also Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu (Kōdu), Kodulu, Kuinga (Kūinga), Kuy) is a South Central Dravidian language spoken by the Khonds. It is mostly spoken in Orissa, and written in the Oriya script. With 641,662 registered native speakers, it figures at rank 29 in the 1991 Indian census.

Distinct but closely related are the Gondi, Konda and Kuvi languages.

v • d • e Dravidian languages Southern Allar  · Arwi†  · Badaga  · Bellary  · Irula  · Kanikkaran  · Kannada  · Kodava Takk  · Kota  · Kurumba  · Malayalam  · Paliyan  · Tamil  · Toda  · Tulu South-Central Abujmaria  · Gondi  · Kui  · Kuvi  · Konda (Koṇḍa)  · Koya  · Manda  · Pengo  · Sugali  · Telugu Central Kolami  · Naiki  · Parji  · Ollari  · Gadaba North Brahui  · Kurux  · Malto Legend: † Extinct language (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)