Alternate Names: Gorum, Gorum Sama, Pareng, Parenga Parja, Parengi, Parenji, Poroja
Genealogy:
Demographics: Ethnic population: 12,600 (2001 census). In Odisha.
Language Use: Probably extinct. Speakers are shifting to Adivasi Oriya [ort].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 17% (2001 census).
Writing System: Telugu
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Ethnonym: Gadaba, erroneously.