Also Known As:
Gutob, Gadaba, Gadba, Gutop, Gudwa, Godwa, Gadwa, Boi Gadaba, Bodo, Bodo-Gadaba, Sodia, Gadaba, Bodo
Dialects & Varieties
- Munda Orissa Gadaba
- Munda Andhra Pradesh Gadaba
Recent Resources
Gutob talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)