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Koraga, Korra

A language of India

ISO 639-3kfd

Population  14,000 (1981 census).
Region  Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, Udipi districts; Kerala, Kannur, and Kasargod districts; Tamil Nadu.
Alternate names   Koragar, Koragara, Korangi, Korra
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 Udipi), Tappu (in Hebri), Mudu (in Coondapur), Ande (in Mangalore).
Classification  Dravidian, Southern, Tulu, Koraga
Language use  Also use Tulu.
Comments  Koraga is a Scheduled Tribe. Hindu.