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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kodava Takk
Kodava Takk or Kodava takka, (Kannada script:ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್‌) is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu.
It is the primary language of Kodavas, but a large portion of other communities and tribes in Kodagu also use Kodava Takk.
A majority of the words are common between Kodava Takk and Beary bashe, a dialect of Dakshina Kannada spoken by the Beary and Belchada community.
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  Kodava Takk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kodava Takk (or Kodava takka, literally Kodava language), is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu.
It is the primary language of Kodavas, but a large portion of other communities and tribes in Kodagu also use Kodava Takk.
It belongs to the Dravidian languages family, and is related to and influenced by Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam.
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 Kodava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kodavas live primarily in Kodagu District (known as Coorg under British rule) of Karnataka state, and were also known historically as Coorgs.
The primary language of the Kodava is Kodava Takk, although Kannada is also widely spoken.
The Kodava language itself is related to, and borrows heavily from the neighbouring languages of Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil.
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 Welcome to PEEP INDIA : Rediscover India : tours and travels, india, karnataka, bangalore, humpi, bijapur, mysore, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Though Kodava language belongs to the Dravidian family, some have claimed that the Kodava people themselves may not be of Dravidian origin.
Kodavas might have given up their language and shifted to a new language.
This water is preserved in all Kodava houses, and a spoonful of this water is fed to the dying, in the belief that they will attain moksha (emancipation) and gain entry to heaven.
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 Kodava Information
The primary language of the Kodava is Kodava Takk, although Kannada is also widely spoken.
Though they are nominally Hindu, Kodavas do not usually accept Brahmin priests, preferring that ceremonies are conducted by their own elders.
The Kodava language itself is related to, and borrows heavily from the neighbouring languages of Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil; a point which had led ethnologists to speculate that their female ancestry is from the surrounding regions of Kodagu
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kodava
The primary language of the Kodava is Kodava Takk, although they are bilingual in Kannada.
The Kodava woman wears a sari with the pleats at the back.They have many distinctive practices such as carrying ceremonial knives, and martial war dances.
The Kodava language, Kodava takk, itself is related to, and borrows heavily from the neighbouring languages of Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil; a point which has led ethnologists to speculate that their female ancestry is from the surrounding regions of Kodagu.
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 Facts about kodagu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Coffee is grown in large areas and the Kodava people live a rich life due to the economic freedom provided by the coffee market.
Kodavas consider themselves as warriors and they have many cultural practices such as carrying a ceremonial knife on their wraparound robes.
It is a Dravidian language, related to dialects of Kannada, and is heavily influenced by Malayalam.
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The kodavas are a distinctive race of India known for their bravery since ages, are the only race in India that has been permitted to acquire guns without a licence.
Kodavas are blessed by touching the feet of elders in the community.
Kodava Takk, with no script of its own, is a mixture of Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam.
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 Kodagu or Coorg, Infromation about Kodagu and Kodavas, Kodagu Tourism, Coorg Tourism, Coorg most picturesque district, ...
Kodavas are the main ethnic group, Gowdas, Brahmins, Christians and Jains are other communities who live in Kodagu.
Kodavas are strikingly different from other Indian communities.
The Kodavas speak a Dravidian language, Kodava takk (Coorg language), it has no script of its own.
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 Coorg - People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Another theory claims that kodavas migrated from the middle east (this probably is because of the some similarities found in the kodavas traditional dress and dances with some communities in the middle east)
The most famous son of Kodagu is Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa the first Commander-in-Chief (as a general) of the armed forces of free India.
The Kodava people, with some of the other established communities in the district, speak a Dravidian language, Kodava takk (Coorg language), which has approximately 200,000 speakers, in 18 groups in and near the district.
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 The Hindu : Karnataka / Madikeri News : Kodava New Year to be celebrated on April 14
Nachappa said Kodava men and women, attired in traditional costumes, would take out a procession from General Thimmaiah Circle to the Cauvery Hall, venue of the celebrations.
Kodava folk programmes will be held there later.
Nachappa told Kodava people in Virajpet not to get involved in trouble that led to group clashes in the town a few days ago.
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 Hinduism / south india / kodagu
They are nominally Hindu, but do not usually accept Brahmin priests, preferring that ceremonies are conducted by their own.
The Kodava people, with some of the other established communities in the district, speak a Dravidian language, Kodava takk (Coorg language), which has approximately 200,000 speakers, in 18 groups in and near the district.
Two years later Tipu Sultan reduced the country; but the Kodavas having again rebelled in 1785, he vowed their destruction.
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 Coorg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Kodava community numbers about 100,000 in the district, out of a total population of over 500,000.
It is also said that Kodagu is; derived from the word Kodava, Kod means 'give' and avva means 'mother', i.e mother Kaveri, the river Kaveri.
This water is preserved in all Kodava houses, and a spoonful of this water is fed to the dying, in the belief that they will attain moksha (emancipation) and gain entry to heaven.
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 US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Karnataka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kannada is the official language of the state and is spoken as a native language by approximately 70% of the people in Karnataka.
Population is from the 2001 Census of India, followed by the percentage increase in population, 1991-2001.
Kannada, Kodava Takk, Konkani and Tulu are written in the Kannada script though Tulu has its own script.
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 Kodagu
Political and economic domination is with the Kodava community.
Of the Tulu people, the Tuluva Gowdas, who live principally along in western Kodagu, are the most important; they speak Tulu and wear the Kodava ethnic dress during ceremonies.
The local and endemic language is Kodava takk.
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 List of Languages
It is the primary language of Kodavas, but a large portion of other communities and tribes in Kodagu also use Kodava Thakk.
Kodava Takk also has words which do not sound similar to words in other Indian languages.
Kodava Takk has no written script and usually Kannada script is used to write it.
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 Koota urges for non-political representation in KKSA - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kodava Takk Elthakaarad Koota (Kodava Writers Federation) has urged the State government to appoint genuinely interested and efficient office-bearers, during the revamping of the Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy (KKSA).
Addressing mediapersons, here on Wednesday, President of the Kodava Takk Elthakaarad Koota Ulliyada M Poovaiah informed that, there should be no scope for political representation among the office-bearers.
The members had welcomed the measure taken by the government to establish Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, way back in 1994, with the objective of contributing to the growth and development Kodava literature, culture, traditions and folklore.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/Jun182004/d3.asp   (472 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kodavas hail from the South Karnataka district of Kodagu and are more popularly referred to as Coorgis.
They have a distinct culture of their own and speak Kodava Takk.
Kodava Takk has words which do not sound similar to words in other Indian languages and interestingly has no written script of its own.
www.worldspace.in /Sparsha/SuvarnaKarnataka/index.htm   (2149 words)

  
 List of national languages of India - Information at Halfvalue.com
English is the associate official language and the language to be used while communicating with the states not having Hindi as the official language.
Though in Karnataka Badaga, Sankethi, Soliga Nudi, Konkani, Tulu, Kodava Takk, Beary bashe, Are bashe,Gowda Kannada,Kuruba Kannada, Havyaka Kannada are also spoken, Kannada is the only official(administrative language)
Kodava, spoken in the Kodagu district of Karnataka
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 Madikeri - Information at Halfvalue.com
The main language of Madikeri is Kodava Takk though most of the people here are bilingual in Kannada.
The Kodava woman wears a sari with the pleats at the back.
The main local language of Madikeri is Kodava Takk though most of the people here are bilingual in Kannada.
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http://www.search.com/reference/Kodagu http://www.search.com/reference/Kodava_Takk The dominant community, Kodava, have their official website, which may partially fulfill their matrimonial needs, like many other expatriate communities from South India.
http://kodava.org/ The position of Kodagu language (Kodava Takk) in Kodagu appears to be analogous to that of Tulu in Dakshin Kannad.
Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Akademy, established in 1994 along with Tulu and Konkani Akademies, is trying to promote the written form as well.
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 The Malayalam language Page - with info on - malayalam actress
Both the language and its writing system are closely related to Tamil, however Malayalam has a script of its own.
With Tamil, Toda, Kota, Kodava Thakk and Kannada, Malayalam belongs to the southern group of Dravidian languages.
Proto-Tamil Malayalam, the common stock of Tamil and Malayalam apparently diverged over a period of four of five centuries from the ninth century on, resulting in the emergence of Malayalam as a language distinct from Tamil.
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 Kannada language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
At present, a classical language tag for Kannada language is being sought by various government and non-government organisations on the lines of Sanskrit and Tamil, based on its antiquity.
The other native languages of Karnataka, Tulu, Kodava and Konkani are written using Kannada script.
Tulu, Kodava, Sankethi, and Konkani have borrowed many words from Kannada.
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 KODAVA THAKK Articles Kodava Takk or Kodava takka, (Kanna
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 Definition of Kodava Takk
Kodava Takk, often called Coorgi or Coorg language in English, is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu.
The number of speakers is estimated at around 125,000.
The list of authors can be found here.
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 Kannada language at AllExperts
Each written symbol in the Kannada script corresponds with one syllable, as opposed to one phoneme in languages like English.
The script of Kannada is also used in other languages such as Tulu, Kodava Takk and Konkani.
Several transliteration schemes are used to type Kannada characters using a standard keyboard.
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 KF - Kodagu Front
Somwarpet, Aug. 5 : The Somwarpet Kodava Samaj has lodged a complaint against the office bearers of Vivekananda Education Trust alleging them of removing the fence and opposing the cultivation of paddy grown for the purpose of Huthri, the harvest festival by the Kodava Samaj.
Due to this incident a tense situation is prevailing in Somwarpet town.
Madikeri, Aug. 5 : A poets’ conference has been organised during the last week of August under the auspices of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy and the Kodava Takk Elthukarada Koota.
www.kodava.org /kf/Aug2001/kf080601.htm   (3879 words)

  
 Rural people advised to keep cultural, literary spirits alive - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
With lack of conducive atmosphere for them to grow, they have failed to their get due recognition, in the modern world, opined President of Kodava Takk Elthkarad Koota Ulliyada M Poovaiah.
He was presiding over the special Kodava literary programme organised by Kodava Takk Elthkarad Koota and Mukkodlu Kote Betta Ishwar Kala Sangha, here on Tuesday.
Mr Poovaiah said, in the present context, active participation of the rural people in the various cultural and literary activities can keep the spirit alive.
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 Kodava Did You Mean kodava?
The Kodavas live primarily in Kodagu District (formerly known as Coorg) of Karnataka state, and were also known historically as Coorgs.
The primary language of the Kodava is Kodava Thakk, although Kannada is also widely spoken.
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