Language
name and locationː
Koracha,
Karnataka,
India [Not reported
on
Ethnologue] |
1. oɳɖu |
21. iruvattoɳɖu |
2. raɳɖu |
22. iruvatroɳɖu |
3. muːɖu |
23. iruvatmuːɖu |
4. naːl |
24. iruvatnaːl |
5. aɲd͡ʒu * |
25. iruvattaɲd͡ʒu * |
6. aːru |
26. iruvattaːru |
7. oːɡu |
27. iruvattoːɡu |
8. eʈʈu |
28. iruvatteʈʈu |
9. ombadu |
29. iruvattombudu |
10. pottu |
30. muppidi |
11. podunoɳɖu |
40. naːpadi |
12. panneɳɖu |
50. aɲd͡ʒaraɡaːpattu |
13. padmuːɖu |
60. aːraɡapattu |
14. padnaːlu |
70. eːɡaraɡaːpattu |
15. podunoɲd͡ʒu * |
80. eʈʈuɡaːpattu |
16. padaːru |
90. ombruɡaːpattu |
17. podineːɡu |
100. nuːʈi, 200. iɾunuːɾə |
18. podineʈʈu |
400. naːl nuːʈi, 800. eʈʈu nuːʈi |
19. podinambidi |
1000. savra |
20. iːrdi |
2000. raɳɖu savra |
Linguist providing
data and dateː Dr. Basavaraja
Kodagunti, Department of Kannada, Coordinator,
Linguistics Programs, Central
University of Karnataka, Gulbarga-
585106, Karnataka, India. July 22, 2020. |
Other comments: Koracha has a decimal system. Koracha is an undocumented, unstudied, and unnoticed Dravidian tribal speech variety found mainly in Karnataka. There are various Dravidian speaking communities which are yet to be analyzed and documented. Koracha is one of such tribal communities spread across the state of Karnataka. They are an independent social and linguistic group, whose identity has been submerged with another tribe, namely Korava, in Karnataka. Koracha were and are a nomadic community who have travelled almost all South India including Maharashtra. In the recent past, they are settled in different places, however still migration may be noticed. They speak a unique Dravidian speech variety. There are around 50,000 Koracha speakers. |
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