| Also Known As: Koya Language,Koi,Raj Koya,Koa,Koi Gondi,Kaya,Kavor,Koyi,Koitar,Koyato
Description:
Koya (also Koi, Koi Gondi, Kavor, Koa, Koitar, Koyato, Kaya, Koyi, Raj Koya) is a South Central Dravidian language of the Kui-Gondi subgroup. It is variously written in the Oriya, Telugu, Devanagari or Roman script. With 270,994 registered native speakers, it figures at rank 37 in the 1991 Indian census.
Koya is the language spoken by tribal community in Integrated Tribal Development Agency(ITDA), Badracalam in Khammam District; ITDA, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District; ITDA, Kotaramachndrapuram, West Godavari district ijn Andhra Pradesh. Apart from that there are Koyas in Chattisgarh State. Koya language is a dialect of Gondi language which is spoken in Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh and in Gondwana region of Central India. There are textbooks developed in Koya language under Mother Tongue based Multilingual Education Programme by Government of Andhra Pradesh and implemented in 50 primary schools in Koya habitations. Mr. G V RAMESH, MLE Lingusit, Rajiv Vidya Mission is in the process of developing dictionary in Koya language with the help of Mark penny, Computer Linguistic Consultant, SIL. Ramesh is also involved in developing Big Books, Small Books, etc. and teacher..... full article at Wikipedia |
