Kota

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfe
Alternate Names
Knof, Kohatur, Kotar, Kotha, Kother-Tamil, Kotta, Kov, Kowe-Adiwasi, Kuof
User Population

930 (2001 census). Ethnic population: 1,400.

Location

Tamil Nadu state: Gudalur, Kilkotagiri, Kollimalai, Kotagiri, Kundah, Sholur Kokkal, Trichicady settlements; a few in Aravankavu, Coonoor, Indunagar, Ooty, and Wellington; Chennai.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Toda-Kota
Dialects

Ko Bashai. Lexical similarity: 35% with Badaga [bfq], 38% with Tamil [tam], 36% with Malayalam [mal], 24% with Toda [tcx].

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, community. Positive attitudes. Also use Badaga [bfq]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Kannada [kan]. Also use Tamil [tam], with outsiders. It is the medium of instruction in school, so most children are bilingual in it.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 75% (2001 census). Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kota
Writing

Tamil script [Taml].

Other Comments

Endogamous within the ethnic group. Hindu.