Alternate Names: Boi Gadaba, Gadba, Gadwa, Godwa, Gudwa, Gutob, Gutop
Dialects: Birong Raji, Kinda Raji, Koraput, Lamtaput. Dialects mutually intelligible. Speakers in Lamtaput block have 89%–94% intelligibility in Tikrapada and Audipoda villages. Intelligibility of the Hanumal village variety is less. Lexical similarity: 69%–89% among 7 varieties in Odisha, 90% between listed dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 8,000 (2000 IICCC).
Language Use: Many speak and are shifting to Desiya [dso] in home and religious domains. Mainly adults. Mixed attitudes. A few also speak Oriya [ory] in Orissa. In Andhra Pradesh, also use Telugu [tel]. Also use Desiya [dso].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 9% (2000 H. Rajan). Literacy classes in progress.
Writing System: Oriya
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Some ethnic Gadaba in Madhya Pradesh speak Bhatri , as L1. Different from Dravidian Mudhili Gadaba , and Pottangi Ollar Gadaba ,. Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.