Kota language
E202395
The Kota language is a Dravidian language spoken by the indigenous Kota community in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, known for its distinct phonology and endangered status.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kota language canonical | 9 |
| Kota (Nilgiri) language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1802444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kota language Context triple: [Southern Dravidian, includes, Kota language]
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A.
Kokota language
The Kokota language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kokota people of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Kaado language
The Kaado language is a regional variety within the Songhay language family spoken by communities in parts of West Africa.
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C.
Blablanga language
The Blablanga language is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, belonging to the Northwest Solomonic subgroup of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Kaxabu language
The Kaxabu language is an indigenous Formosan language of Taiwan spoken by the Kaxabu people and considered highly endangered.
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E.
Kavalan language
The Kavalan language is an endangered Austronesian language of the indigenous Kavalan people of northeastern Taiwan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kota language Target entity description: The Kota language is a Dravidian language spoken by the indigenous Kota community in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, known for its distinct phonology and endangered status.
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A.
Kokota language
The Kokota language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Kokota people of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Kaado language
The Kaado language is a regional variety within the Songhay language family spoken by communities in parts of West Africa.
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C.
Blablanga language
The Blablanga language is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, belonging to the Northwest Solomonic subgroup of the Austronesian language family.
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D.
Kaxabu language
The Kaxabu language is an indigenous Formosan language of Taiwan spoken by the Kaxabu people and considered highly endangered.
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E.
Kavalan language
The Kavalan language is an endangered Austronesian language of the indigenous Kavalan people of northeastern Taiwan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dravidian language
ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kota culture
ⓘ
Nilgiri indigenous communities ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established as South Dravidian ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Malayalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Malayalam language
Tamil ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil language
Toda language ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| documentedBy | linguists studying Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
language shift to Tamil
ⓘ
small speaker population ⓘ socioeconomic pressure ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kota community ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kota language
ⓘ
surface form:
Kota (Nilgiri) language
Koṭa ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Dravidian-type agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
SOV word order ⓘ distinct phonology ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ rich case system ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | kfe ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | South Dravidian linguistic area ⓘ |
| numberOfSpeakers |
<1000
ⓘ
small community ⓘ |
| preservationEffort |
community-based revitalization initiatives
ⓘ
linguistic documentation ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Nilgiris district ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern India
|
| spokenBy | Kota people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Nilgiri Hills ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | South Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Tamil–Kodagu branch
ⓘ
Tamil–Malayalam subgroup ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kota oral traditions
ⓘ
Kota rituals ⓘ Kota songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Tamil script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kota language Description of subject: The Kota language is a Dravidian language spoken by the indigenous Kota community in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, India, known for its distinct phonology and endangered status.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kota (Nilgiri) language