The Gondi languages are a subgroup of the indigenous family that includes Gondi and related languages.
Gondi proper is the most widely spoken language, with over 10 million speakers. Other languages in this subgroup include
Muria,
Madiya, and
Koya. It is undetermined whether
Pardhan is a separate language or a dialect of Gondi, although current fieldwork suggests it is a
dialect
The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena:
One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a ...
.
Khirwar is a poorly-attested language spoken by people in the general Gond area, and so is assumed to be related to Gondi.
References
{{Dravidian languages
Dravidian languages