Kodava
A language of India
| Population | 241,000 (Rajyashree 2001). Ethnic population: 100,000 in Kodagu District plus 100,000 in other districts of Karnataka and major cities of India. |
| Region | Karnataka, Coorg (Kodagu) District, around Mercara, Malayalam border south. |
| Alternate names | Coorge, Kadagi, Khurgi, Kodagu, Kotagu, Kurja, Kurug |
| Dialects | May be more than 1 language. 66% intelligibility of Malappuram [pcg]. Lexical similarity: 72% with Malappuram Paniya [pcg]. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Kodagu |
| Language use | Vigorous. L1 of Airi, Male-Kudiya, Meda, Kembatti, Kapal, Maringi, Heggade, Kavadi, Kolla, Thatta, Koleya, Koyava, Banna, Golla, Kanya, Ganiga, Malaya. Home, community. A symbol of identity. Most also use Kannada [kan]. Some also use Malayalam [mal], Hindi, or English. |
| Language development | Newspapers. Radio programs. Films. TV. |
| Writing system | Kannada script. |
| Comments | Kodagu means ‘situated to the west’. Northern variety has emerged as standard and is used in Kodava literature (Rajyashree 2001). Agriculturalists. Hindu, traditional religion. |
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