Alternate Names: Bhonda Bhasha, Bonda, Bondo-Poraja, Nanqa Poroja, Poraja Katha, Remo, Remosum
Dialects: Lower Bondo, Upper Bondo. Bhuksa dialect sometimes mentioned as a dialect of Kanauji ,. Lexical similarity: 70%–94% with other Bondo varieties, 45%–51% with Gutob Gadaba ,, 22%–32% with Upper Gata’ , (Didayi).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,000 (2002 SIL). 5,570 Upper Bondo and 3,500 Lower Bondo. Few Lower Bondo are monolingual.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Many use Adivasi Oriya [ort] for trade and interactions with surrounding communities. Few Upper Bondo are bilingual.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 12% (2001 census). Dictionary.
Writing System: Oriya
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.