Badaga

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
bfq
Alternate Names
Badag, Badagu, Baduga, Badugu, Vadagu
Autonym
Badaga, ಬಡಗ‎ (Badaga)
User Population

134,000 (2011 census).

Location

Kerala state: Malappuram district; Tamil Nadu state: Nilgiris district, Kunda hills, 200 villages.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Kannada
Language Use

Many also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Irula [iru], Kota [kfe].

Language Development

Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1999.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Badaga
Writing

Badaga script [Qabq], in development. Kannada script [Knda], no longer in use. Latin script [Latn]. Tamil script [Taml], used since 2009.

Other Comments

Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.