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Sholaga

A language of India

ISO 639-3sle

Population  24,000 (2006).
Region  Karnataka, Mysore District, Biligiri Rangana Hills; Tamil Nadu.
Alternate names   Kadu Sholigar, Sholanayika, Sholiga, Sholigar, Solaga, Solanayakkans, Soliga, Soligar
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 65% with Kannada [kan].
Classification  Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil
Comments  A Scheduled Tribe. May be in the Kannada group. Hunter-gatherers; agriculturalists: cultivators. Hindu, traditional religion.