About us

Kui / Kandha community is based on its language. But it is true that nowadays we are forgetting our language, literature, customs , prejudices, ethics, social values , history etc. We find these things among only the intellectuals and language lovers while speaking in our own mother tongue. We are taking the help of other dominant languages of the region, but it is difficult to purely speak in our own language.In our own areas and villages, we are speaking with a language other than our own language. Most of the speakers of Kui / Kandha community itself feel that there is no future of Kui language any more.

In the past there are several movements undergone to revive the Kui language, culture and traditions. Kui / Kandha community has its own script, namely Kui Gaari.The script has been discovered or created by late Dayanidhi Malik in 1982. He was felicitated by Kendriya Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi in 18.08.1998 with "Bhasha Samman" for his noble work in Kui literature and Kui Script. All the Kui / Kandha Society Unions of the Kui / Kandha community of Odisha and other parts of India ( Bharat ) accepted and approved it as universal Kui Script. The society unions viz., Nikhila Utkal Kui Samaj Union G.Udayagiri ( Regd. No. 5/1949-50 ), Kui Kula Samiti, Balliguda (Regd.No. PBN-126/1982-83) etc. Late Malik was a linguist, social worker etc. Later on other 8 no.of people created the Kui Script viz., Biswanath Pradha, Kandhamal., Dasura Malik, Gajapati., Deenabandhu Kanhar, Kandhamal., Mansingh Mallick, Kandhamal., Duryodhana Pradhan, Kandhamal., Purna Chandra Pradhan, Kandhamal., Srikanta Mallick, Kandhamal and Biswanath Pradhan, Nayagarh. Late Dayanidhi Malik 's love for Kui Language had compeled him to create script for Kui Language from the shapes of the limbs of the human body considering the first letter with pronunciation. Later on the scripts may be developed on the basis of basic foundation and simple shapes of the scripts for easy writing. The script has been developed to express Kui Language meaningfully with proper pronunciation. A famous linguist, Anderson said that " If a language dies, the entire community speaking that language dies".

Hence, this website grows with the help of members of the Kui / Kandha community. Many linguists and social workers or activists have undergone several hardships to expand the use of Kui writing system with the Kui Script. Though in this website a large number of information have been put inside to make the visitors acquainted towards writing and use of Kui language in the real world. With the help of this website one can download Kui fonts , can write in Kui, prepare word files, make presentations, banners, pamphlets, prepare several types of books, e- books, pdf files etc . we have also provided useful website links related to Kui language. So, that one can get other types of articles and useful information.

First Kui Script Discoverer :

First Kui Script ( Kui Lipi /  Kui Gaari ) was discovererd by Late Dayanidhi Malik. He discovered Kui Gaari in 1982 from the blessings of Goddess Saraswati. He sat in meditation for some days and found a notion to stare the people very keenly to discover the Kui Script ( Kui Gaari ) from the limbs of the human body . So as to say from the shapes of the limbs and the pronunciation from the first letter uttered in sound like " A " from the Kui  word  Ataa ( Eye lead ) , " AA " from the Kui word  Aajan Gaandi ( Mother's physique ) , " I " from the Kui word  Iaan Daaki ( Mother's Breast ) etc. He was a social worker and very simple man in nature.He worked hard for development of education, culture etc in the Kui Samaj ( Kandha Society ). He was born on dtd 01.07.1924 in a farmer's family. His father's name was late Deba Malik and mother's name was Matu Malik . His permanent native address : At - Betikala P.O. - Lingagada Via / P.S. - G. Udayagiri District - Kandhamal PIN - 762100 in the state of Odisha.

He got passed matriculation in the year 1942 . His profession was cultivation.The name of his wife was Late Bhanumati Malik.He had no sons and daughters. But they were very happy in their life.

He was very cautious to up lift and safe guard the Kui Language. He had well known that whose language is developed and prosperous, their race is also that much developed one. He also well known that if their language survives then their race will remain alive for ever otherwise not. His main creations for his credit were : Kui Lipi Barnamala , Kui Odia Brihat shabda Kosha , Kui Odia Anubaad, Kui Mudda and Kui Gaadi ,

 His Kui Script was first  published in " Dharitri " Odia daily on 20.04. 1990 . He was felicitated by Kendriya Sahitya Akademi New Delhi with the " Bhasha Samman " on dtd 18.08. 1998. By the help of his Kui Script other tribal languages and any other languages could be written like English speedyly and writing method is very easy.

Kui Script creators:

• Late Dayanidhi Malik, At - Betikala, P.O. - Lingagada Via - G. Udayagiri Dist - Kandhamal PIN 762100
• Bishwanath Pradhan, At - Burbinaju, P.O. - Sartaguda Via - Paburia Dist - Kandhamal
• Saraswat Kanhar, At - Jidingi Sahi, P.O. - Bastingia, Via - Tikabali, Dist - Kandhamal, PIN - 762010
• Dasura Malik, At - Gudripanga, P.O. - Mandimera, Via / P.O. - Adaba, Dist - Gajapati
• Deenabandhu Kanhar, At - Kambapada, (Simili Sahi) P.O. - Phiringia, Dist - Kandhamal
• Mansingh Mallick, At / P.O. - Kutikia, Via - Balliguda, Dist - Kandhamal 
• Duryodhan Pradhan, At - Adigara, P.O. - Minia Via - Gumagada, Dist - Kandhamal
• Purna Chandra Pradhan, At / P.O. - Petapanga, Via - Paburia, Dist - Kandhamal 
• Srikanta Mallick, At - Borikia, P.O.- Midiakia, Via - Balliguda, Dist - Kandhamal, PIN - 762103
• Bishwanath Pradhan, At -  Taliadalli, P.O. - Sampada, Dist - Nayagarh, PIN 752023

Our Mission :

Our mission is to spread Kui language and its beauty to the world through this website. Learning a language needs lots of resources viz., a teacher, a number of books, a dictionary to learn its vocabulary and meanings of words. Similarly, learning Kui language is also a bigger task which takes one a couple of years to learn when one is away from home or the place apart from where the language is spoken and taught. Another thing is all Kui people in their home and any where will talk and write in their mother tongue having the Kui Script ( Kui Gaari ) in proper pronunciation and meaning.

Vision :

The website http://kui.triballanguage.in, through the strength of its resources and collection of information will enable people to learn Kui language and its community. Kui / Kandha community have to contribute for the development of Kui language education world wide in online with the ever changing global environment. They will in turn educate the next generation academics and scholars in future.