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Kodava

Kodava is a Dravidian language spoken in India, by about 200 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Kodava · 12.2°N 75.9°E

Kodava (Kodava: [koɖɐʋɐ], natively: Koḍava takkï, Kodava: [koɖɐʋɐ t̪ɐkːɨ], meaning 'speech of Kodavas', Anglicised name: Codava, Coorgi) is a Dravidian language spoken in Kodagu district (Coorg) in Southern Karnataka, India.

It is an endangered language. The language has two dialects: Mendele (spoken in Northern and Central Kodagu, i.e. outside Kodagu's Kiggat naadu) and Kiggat (spoken in Kiggat naadu, in Southern Kodagu).

Historically, it has been associated to Old Canarese or Hale Kannada However, it has been re-analysed as a language by early 20th century academics. Now it is known to be more closely related to Malayalam, Tamil, and Tulu in comparative linguistics.

From Wikipedia · Kodava language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Kodava

MeaningWordRomanization
personmanasa*
namepeda*
eyekann3*
earkemi*
nosemukk3*
toothpall3*
tonguenawu*
handkay*
bloodCor3*
bonemuLe*
skintol3*
kneemandi*
breastmele*
livertombe*
waternir3*
firetitta*
sunsurya*
starnakSatra*
stonekall3*
mountainkund3*
treemara*
leafelakanda*
nightbayit3*
dognayi*
fishmin3*
lousepen3*
oneond3*
twodand3*
Inan3*
younin3*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Grammar

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

RavulaKudiyaPaniyaKunduvadiKurichiyaKalanadiWayanad ChettiPathiyaTuluMudu Koraga

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