Kodava Takk
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Kodava Takk (or Kodava takka, literally Kodava language), is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu. The language is often called Coorgi or Coorg language in English. The number of speakers is estimated at around 500,000. It is the primary language of Kodavas, but a large portion of other communities and tribes in Kodagu also use Kodava Takk. It belongs to the Dravidian languages family, and is related to and influenced by Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam.
Kodava Takk has no significant written literature. It is written in Kannada script.
[edit] See also
| South Indian Society | |||
| Languages | Kannada - Kodava Takk - Malayalam - Tamil - Telugu - Tulu | ||
| Script | Kannada script - Malayalam script - Tamil script - Telugu script - Tulu script | ||
| Literature | Kannada literature - Malayalam literature - Tamil literature - Telugu literature - Tulu literature | ||
| People | Kannada people - Kodava people - Malayali people - Tamil people - Telugu people - Tulu people | ||
| Music | Carnatic Music - Ancient Tamil music | ||
| States | Andhra Pradesh - Karnataka - Kerala - Tamil Nadu | ||
| Related | South India - South Indian culture - Self-respect movement | ||
[edit] References
- R A Cole, "An Elementary Grammar of the Coorg Language"
