Alternate Names: Kavor, Kaya, Koa, Koi, Koi Gondi, Koitar, Koyato, Koyi, Raj Koya
Dialects: Dorli (Chintoor Koya, Dor Koi, Dora, Dora Koi, Dorla Koitur, Dorla Koya, Korla), Jaganathapuram Koya (Godavari Koya, Gommu Koya), Malkangiri Koya, Podia Koya (Gotte Koya). Linguistic center is Chintoor. Malkangiri and Podia are more divergent. Separate from Northern Gondi , and Southern Gondi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 362,000 (2001 census).
Language Use: Some also use Telugu [tel], but proficiency is low.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 7%. NT: 1997–2004.
Writing System: Devanagari, Latin, Oriya, Telugu
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Traditional religion, Hindu.