Kodava Takke Language

A book of poems by a veteran Kodagu poet has brought the spotlight on Kodava Takke, an endangered language.

About Kodava Takke Language

  • The Kodava is a Dravidian language and the original language of the Kodagu district in Southern Karnataka, India.
  • The term ‘Kodava’ has two related usages. Firstly, it is the name of the Kodava language and culture followed by a number of communities from Kodagu. Secondly, within the Kodava-speaking communities and region (Kodagu), it is a demonym for the dominant Kodava people.
  • The language has two dialects: Mendele (spoken in Northern and Central Kodagu, i.e. outside Kodagu's Kiggat naadu) ....
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