Dravidian · ISO 639-3 wbq
Waddar Language
Waddar is a Dravidian language spoken by about 2.4 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Telugu script.
Where Waddar is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Waddar
Language family
- Dravidian
- South Dravidian
- South Dravidian II
- Teluguic
- Waddar
Writing system
Telugu script
Related languages
About the Waddar language
Waddar is spoken by about 2.4 million people, which makes it the 287th most spoken language in the world — just behind Susu (2.4 million) and ahead of Chiga (2.4 million). It belongs to the Dravidian language family and, more precisely, to the Teluguic group within the South Dravidian II branch.
Where is Waddar spoken?
Waddar is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in India (2.5 million).
Waddar is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Waddar is written in the Telugu script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Telugu, Gondi and Northern Gondi.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 wbq.
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.