Koraga, Korra

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfd
Alternate Names
Koragar, Koragara, Korangi, Korra
Population

14,000 (2007 census).

Location

Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts; Kerala, Kannur, and Kasargod districts; Tamil Nadu.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tulu, Koraga
Dialects

Ande, Onti, Tappu. Related to Tulu [tcy], Bellari [brw]. Not intelligible with Mudu Koraga [vmd], Tulu [tcy], or Kannada [kan]. Structural differences in phonology with Mudu Koraga. According to Bhat (1968), there are 4 dialects: Onti (spoken in Udupi), Tappu (in Hebri), Mudu (in Coondapur), Ande (in Mangalore).

Language Use

Also use Tulu [tcy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Koraga, Korra
Other Comments

Koraga is a Scheduled Tribe. Hindu.