| Title | ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್ಕ್Kodava (ಕೊಡವ)Koḍava Kodava |
|---|---|
| Description | Kodava (also known as Kodava Takk or Coorgi) is an endangered South Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Kodava community in the Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka, India. Linguistically unique, it belongs to the Tamil-Kodagu subgroup but has diverged significantly through a process of vowel retraction, developing a unique system of seven vowels including two centralized vowels (/ɨ/ and /ə/) not found in neighboring Kannada or Malayalam. Historically, it is the language of a martial highland culture with distinct customs, ancestral worship (Karanava), and a rich oral tradition of folk songs called 'Palo'. While it primarily uses the Kannada script, it is phonologically closer to Old Tamil in some respects while being syntactically influenced by Tulu. The language is currently classified as 'Vulnerable' by UNESCO, with concerted efforts being made by the Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy to preserve its literary and oral heritage. |
| Alternate Names & Variants | Native Names: ಕೊಡವ ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್ಕ್ Indic Names: कोडवा English Names: Kodava Coorgi Alternate Names: Kodagu Kurugi Kodava Takk |
| Language ID | INHF-LNG-0164805822-48:15:15:08:01:26-KODV |
| URI | |
| API URL | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/languages/kodava |
| Language Family | Dravidian(South Dravidian) |
| Status | Vulnerable |
| ISO Codes | ISO 639-3: kfa |
| Glottolog Code | koda1255 |
| Wikidata URI | |
| Regions | Kodagu (Karnataka) |
| Speaker Count | 113,000 |
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SOV
Verbs conjugate for person, gender, and number. Notable is the distinction between past and non-past tenses.
Nominative, Accusative, Dative (-k), Genitive (-da), Locative (-l or -lu), Instrumental (-ind).
Native:
Inheritage Foundation India-ulu ond labha-illada samsthe. Adara stapakaru architects Hemu Bharadwaj matle Geetanjali Bharadwaj. Avaru Uttarakhand rajyadlu research maduvaga, ondu vishaya kandu pidichathu. Restoration teams documentation illathe pani maduva. Avar research-lu ond periya gap kandathu: architectural naksha, material science, matle cultural context ondage illathe. Idana kandu pidicha mele, Hemu matle Geetanjali architect Aayush Mishra matle RST team-na koodi, Inheritage Foundation-na huttisithu. Team members ellaru koodi India-da heritage-na digital maduva reethi standard madithu. 60 varsha anubhava matle technical arivu koodi, avar ond platform madithu. Indu nanga samsthe institutional-grade product aayi pani maduva. 200 sites 12 rajyadlu document aayi. Nanga mission India-da architectural heritage-na ulisuva, document maduva, matle digital maduva. Nanga technology Open Source, ellarigu labha.
Transliterated:
Inheritage Foundation India-ulu ond labha-illada samsthe. Adara stapakaru architects Hemu Bharadwaj matle Geetanjali Bharadwaj. Avaru Uttarakhand rajyadlu research maduvaga, ondu vishaya kandu pidichathu. Restoration teams documentation illathe pani maduva. Avar research-lu ond periya gap kandathu: architectural naksha, material science, matle cultural context ondage illathe.
English:
The Inheritage Foundation is a non-profit organization in India. Its founders were architects Hemu Bharadwaj and Geetanjali Bharadwaj. While conducting field research in Uttarakhand state, they observed that restoration teams were working without standards-ready documentation. Their research revealed a great gap: there was no unified resource that combined architectural drawings, material science, and cultural context together.
Grammar Notes:
Uses local Kodagu-Kannada syntax with Kodava terminology (e.g., 'India-ulu' for in India).