Gondi belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is related to Tamil and Kannada. The language offers a cultural connection between the many Gond groups. Many Gonds also speak Hindi, Marathi, or Telegu. It is one of the 22 official languages recognized by the constitution of India.

Northen Gondi is spoken in Madhya Pradesh, Betul, Chindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Balaghat districts; Maharashtra State, Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Yavatmal districts. Southern Gondi is spoken in Andhra Pradesh, Adilabad District; Maharashtra, southern Yavatmal, southern Chandrapur and southeastern Garhichiroli districts.

Number of people speaking Northern Gondi are about 1,954,000 and Souther Gondi are about 600,000 to 700,000.

Alternative Names for Gondi are GONDI, GAUDI, GONDIVA, GONDWADI, GOONDILE, GOUDWAL, GHOND, GODI, GONDU, GOUDI, and TELUGU GONDI. and three letter code for Gondi is GON. Dialects of Gondi are BETUL, CHINDWARA, MANDLA, SEONI, AMRAVATI, BHANDARA, NAGPUR, YAVATMAL, SIRONCHA, NIRMAL (ADILABAD), BHAMRAGARH, UTNOOR, AHERI, RAJURA, and ETAPALLY GONDI.