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Mukha-Dora language

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Mukha-Dora
Native toIndia
RegionAndhra Pradesh
Native speakers
(30,000, perhaps not as L1 cited 1991 census)[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Telugu languages
      • Mukha-Dora
Language codes
ISO 639-3mmk
Glottologmukh1238

Mukha-Dora (Nuka-Dora) is one of the Dravidian languages spoken in India. It is spoken by a scheduled tribe, who use Telugu as their primary language. It is spoken by the eponymous Scheduled Tribe in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1][2]

Sathupati Prasanna Sree has developed a unique script for use with the language.

References

  1. ^ a b Mukha-Dora at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. pp. 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.