Kota
A language of India
| Population | 900 (2007). |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Sholur Kokkal, New Kotagiri, Kilkotagiri, Kollimalai, Kundah Kotagiri, Trichicady, and Gudalur settlements; a few in Ooty, Coonoor, Indunagar, Aravankavu, and Wellington; Chennai. |
| Alternate names | Kother-Tamil, Kotta, Kowe-Adiwasi |
| Dialects | Ko Bashai. Reportedly intelligible with Toda [tcx] (Menon 1996). Lexical similarity: 35% with Badaga [bfq], 38% with Tamil [tam], 36% with Malayalam [mal], 24% with Toda. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Toda-Kota |
| Language use | Tamil used in home and major domains. Language shift is taking place. Positive attitude. Also use Tamil [tam], Kannada [kan], or Badaga [bfq]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%. |
| Writing system | Tamil script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Endogamous within the ethnic group. Agriculturalists and traditional artisans who supply neighboring communities with tools and implements. Hindu. |
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