Coorg language

E596303

Coorg language is a Dravidian language spoken primarily in the Kodagu (Coorg) region of Karnataka, India, known for its distinct phonology and cultural significance to the Kodava people.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Coorg language canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian language
South Dravidian language
natural language
alternativeName Kodava language
Kodava takk
linked to: Kodava Takk
closelyRelatedTo Kannada language
linked to: Kannada

Malayalam language
linked to: Malayalam

Tulu language
country India
culturalSignificance marker of Kodava ethnic identity
used in Kodava folk literature
used in traditional Kodava ceremonies
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Kodava people
glottocode koda1255
hasDialects varieties associated with different Kodava clans and regions
hasFeature SOV word order
agglutinative morphology
case-marking system
distinct phonology
distinctive verb conjugation patterns
honorific forms
postpositions
retroflex consonants
rich vowel system
tonal or pitch-based distinctions in some analyses
hasLoanwordsFrom Kannada
Sanskrit
hasNumberOfSpeakers tens of thousands of speakers
hasStatus recognized regional language in Kodagu cultural context
hasWritingTradition primarily written using Kannada script
influencedBy Kannada language
linked to: Kannada

Sanskrit
neighboring Dravidian languages
ISO639-3Code kfa
languageFamily Dravidian languages
linguisticClassification often grouped with South Dravidian subgroup
region Coorg
Kodagu
linked to: Kodagu district
script Kannada script
spokenIn India
Karnataka
Kodagu district
subfamily Southern Dravidian languages
linked to: Southern Dravidian
usedFor domestic communication among Kodavas
folk songs
oral tradition of Kodava people
ritual chants
usedInEducation taught in some local schools in Kodagu

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kodava language alternativeName Coorg language