Kupia language

Kupia
Kupia
Valmiki, Balmiki
Native to	India
Region	Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Ethnicity	79,000 (2007)
Native speakers	6,600 (2007)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Odia Kupia; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Odia, Telugu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	key
Glottolog	kupi1238

Kupia, or Balmiki, is an Indo-Aryan language related to Odia and spoken by Valmiki people in the Indian state of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The Valmiki are a tribal group, concentrated in the districts of Koraput of Odisha and Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh.

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