Sholaga
Sholaga is a Dravidian language spoken in India, by about 24 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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The Sholaga language (IPA: [ʃoːlɐɡɐ, s-]) is a Dravidian language that is related to Kannada and Tamil and is spoken by the Soliga people. The language is also known as Kadu Sholigar, Sholiga, Sholigar, Solaga, Solega, Soliga, Soligar, Solanayakkans, Sholanayika.
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Words in Sholaga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | alu* | |
| eye | kannu* | |
| ear | kimi* | |
| nose | mugu* | |
| tooth | allu* | |
| tongue | nalega* | |
| hand | kayi* | |
| bone | mula* | |
| skin | Takkala* | |
| knee | mandi* | |
| breast | eda* | |
| liver | iri* | |
| sun | suriya* | |
| stone | kallu* | |
| mountain | konda* | |
| tree | mara* | |
| leaf | ela* | |
| night | kattala* | |
| one | ondu* | |
| two | erudu* | |
| see | noru* | |
| come | bar* | |
| path | dari* | |
| new | hosa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Grammar
- ZakhringSino-Tibetan91% alike
- Korra KoragaDravidian90% alike
- MuthuvanDravidian89% alike
- MudugaDravidian89% alike
- Irula of the NilgiriDravidian89% alike
- MalavedanDravidian89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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