Gondi is one of the most important central Dravidian languages spoken by nearly two million people mainly the Gondis. The language is spoken mainly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, and Chhattisgarh and in several adjoining areas of the neighbouring states.

The language has no written literature but its rich folk literature is manifested in the songs and narrations. The Gondi dialect is not adequately recorded and described. However some of the important ones are Dorla, Koya, Maria, Muria and Raj Gond.