Ethnologue

None known. Lexical similarity: 49%–55% with Santhali [sat], 61%–67% with Mundari [unr], 57%–60% with Kol [ekl]; wordlist contained 19% Bengali [ben] words.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Koda

Writing

Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng].

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Bangladesh

Language nameKoda

Population

1,300 (2005).

Location

Rajshahi division: Puthia, Mohonpur and Mundumala districts.

Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

May be in slow transition to colloquial Bengali [ben]. Education rate low. 60% say Bengali is their best language. Home, community. All ages. Negative attitudes. Considered inferior to Bengali [ben] which is favored for education and economic advancement. Also use Bengali [ben]. Also use Santhali [sat], especially those who travel.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 10% in Bengali [ben].

Other Comments

Hindu, traditional religion.

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