Alternate Names: Kolam, Kolamboli, Kolamy, Kolmi, Kulme
Dialects: Madka-Kinwat, Maregaon, Pulgaon, Wani. Northwestern , and Southeastern Kolami , not inherently intelligible. Neither is intelligible of Bodo Parja ,, Gadaba ,, or Pottangi Ollar Gadaba ,. Lexical similarity: 61%–68% with Southeastern Kolami ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 122,000 (2001 census).
Language Use: Home, community. Limited proficiency in Marathi [mar]. Also use Northern Gondi [gno], Telugu [tel].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 4%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Writing System: Devanagari
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: Kolam is a Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.