Bonda | |
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Remo | |
Region | India |
Native speakers
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9,000 (2002) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | bond1245 |
The Bonda language, also known as Bondo or Remo, is the Austroasiatic language spoken by the Bonda people of India. It had 2,568 speakers, all in Orissa, according to the 1951 Census of India, increasing to approximately 9,000 speakers in 2002 according to SIL.
The Bonda language belongs to the Southern subgroup of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is most closely related to the Gutob language.
The Remo language can be divided into two varieties, Plains and Hill (Anderson 2008:557).