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Badaga

A language of India

ISO 639-3bfq

Population  245,000 (2001 census).
Region  Tamil Nadu, Madras-Nilgiri, Kunda hills. 200 villages.
Alternate names   Badag, Badagu, Baduga, Badugu, Vadagu
Classification  Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Kannada
Language development  Radio programs. NT: 1999.
Writing system  Kannada script, no longer in use. Tamil script.