Kudiya

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
kfg
Alternate Names
Kurku, Male Kudiya
User Population

2,800 (2007).

Location

Karnataka state: Dakshina, Kannada, and Kodagu districts; Kerala state: Kannur, and Kasargod districts; Tamil Nadu state.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Dravidian, Southern, Tulu
Language Use

Also use English [eng]. Also use Kannada [kan]. Also use Kodava [kfa]. Also use Malayalam [mal]. Also use Tulu [tcy].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 48% for Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka; 63% for Kudiya in Kerala, 65% in Tamil Nadu (2001 census).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kudiya
Writing

Kannada script [Knda]. Malayalam script [Mlym].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Hindu.