Kolami

Person	Kolavand,kolavak
People	Kolavader, kolavaker
Language	Kolāmi
Country	Maharashtram, India

Kolami
Kolami
Kolāmi
कॊलामि, కొలామి
	'Kolāmi' in Devanagari alphabet (top) and Goykanadi alphabet (center) and Telugu alphabet (bottom)
Native to	India
Region	Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh
Ethnicity	239,583 Kolam (2011 census)
Native speakers	128,451, 54% of ethnic population (2011 census)
Language family	Dravidian Central Kolami–Naiki Kolami; ; ;
Writing system	Devanagari; Telugu script; Goykanadi;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; kfb – Northwestern Kolami; nit – Southeastern Kolami (Naiki)
Glottolog	nort2699

Kolami (Northwestern Kolami/Southeastern Kolami) is a tribal Central Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Telangana states of India. It falls under the Kolami–Naiki group of languages. It is the most widely spoken Central Dravidian language.

^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[census-1] "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

[2] "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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