Endangered Languages Project - Kodagu

Kodagu

^{[aka Kodava, Coorge, Kadagi]}

Classification: Dravidian

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Kodava, Coorge, Kadagi, Khurgi, Kotagu, Kurja, Kurug, Kodava Thak, Koḍagu
CLASSIFICATION		Dravidian, South Dravidian
ORTHOGRAPHY		Kannada script
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kfa
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		This may be more than one language. Incipient endangerment.

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Information from: “Kodava speech community: An ethnolinguistic study” . K.S. Rajyashree (2001)

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
97,011
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1991 (census data)

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: Positive language attitudes; many Kodavas express a strong desire to unite and preserve their linguistic and cultural identity. Despite positive attitudes however, a majority of Kodavas do not support using the language as a medium of education.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: High degree of bilingualism.

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The majority of Kodavas live in the Kodagu (Coorg) district.

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
241,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
200,000

DATE OF INFO: 2001

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER ATTITUDE: The use of Kodagu is a symbol of identity.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Kannada script

PLACES: India

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Karnataka, Coorg (Kodagu) District, around Mercara, Malayalam border south.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
166,187
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
122,000
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press