The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BFQ
ISO 639-2: dra
| Population | 171,000 to 300,000 (1997). |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Madras-Nilgiri, Kunda hills. 200 villages. |
| Alternate names | BADAG, BADAGU, BADUGU, BADUGA, VADAGU |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Kannada. |
| Comments | NT 1999. |
