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It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).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: KFA
ISO 639-2: dra
| Population | 122,000 (1997 IMA). |
| Region | Karnataka, Coorg (Kodagu) District, around Mercara, bordering on Malayalam to the south. |
| Alternate names | COORGE, KADAGI, KHURGI, KOTAGU, KURJA, KURUG, KODAVA THAK |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Kodagu. |
| Comments | May be more than one language. 66% intelligibility of Malappuram Paniya. 72% lexical similarity with Malappuram Paniya. 80% of speakers use Kannada as second language. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects. Kannada script. Newspapers. Agriculturalists. Hindu. Bible portions. |
