Kukna

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kex
Alternate Names
Kanara, Kanara Konkani, Kokna, Kokni
Autonym
कुक्णा‎ (Kukana)
User Population

517,000, all users. L1 users: 417,000 (2011 census). L2 users: 100,000 (1998).

Location

Gujarat state: Dangs and Valsad districts; Karnataka state: Dakshina Kannada (Kanara) district; Maharashtra state: Dhule, Nasik, and Thane districts, Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Rajasthan state.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Southern, Konkani
Dialects

None known. Dhule District Kukna has 98%–100% intelligibility with Khandesi [khn].

Language Use

Also use Khandesi [khn], especially a group of Kukna in Dhule District. Used as L2 by Khandesi [khn].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Some literacy work being done. Radio. NT: 1977–2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kukna
Writing

Devanagari script [Deva]. Gujarati script [Gujr].

Other Comments

May be the same as Dangi [dhn]. Hindu.