Coorg language
E596303
Coorg language is a Dravidian language spoken primarily in the Kodagu (Coorg) region of Karnataka, India, known for its distinct phonology and cultural significance to the Kodava people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coorg language canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dravidian language
ⓘ
South Dravidian language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kodava language
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ⓘ
Kodava takk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kannada language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayalam language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulu language ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Kodava ethnic identity
ⓘ
used in Kodava folk literature ⓘ used in traditional Kodava ceremonies ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kodava people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | koda1255 ⓘ |
| hasDialects | varieties associated with different Kodava clans and regions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ case-marking system ⓘ distinct phonology ⓘ distinctive verb conjugation patterns ⓘ honorific forms ⓘ postpositions ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ rich vowel system ⓘ tonal or pitch-based distinctions in some analyses ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Kannada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakers | tens of thousands of speakers ⓘ |
| hasStatus | recognized regional language in Kodagu cultural context ⓘ |
| hasWritingTradition | primarily written using Kannada script ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kannada language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ neighboring Dravidian languages ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | kfa ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | often grouped with South Dravidian subgroup ⓘ |
| region |
Coorg
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ⓘ
Kodagu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Kannada script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
India
ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kodagu district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Dravidian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic communication among Kodavas
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral tradition of Kodava people ⓘ ritual chants ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | taught in some local schools in Kodagu ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.