Dongaria Kondhas, the most primitive sub-group of Kondhas, lives in plateaus of Niyamgiri hill range which covers parts of Rayagada, Koraput and Kalahandi districts. "Kui" is the language of Kondhas which has no written script. The people are mainly land dwellers exihibitng greater flexibility in forest environment although they have started to adapt to great tradition or modern civilization standards in many ways. Their has been an exceeding recast in their traditional lifestyle, characteristics of economy, political organization, usuals, values and world view over a long period of time.