Badaga | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: bfq
Alternate Names: Badag, Badagu, Baduga, Badugu, Vadagu
Autonym: Badaga, ಬಡಗ‎ (Badaga)
Population: 134,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Kerala state: Malappuram district; Tamil Nadu state: Nilgiris district, Kunda hills, 200 villages.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Kannada
Language Use: Many also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Irula [iru], Kota [kfe].
Language Development: Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1999.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Badaga
Writing: Badaga script [Qabq], in development. Kannada script [Knda], no longer in use. Latin script [Latn]. Tamil script [Taml], used since 2009.
Other Comments: Hindu, Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Kerala state: Malappuram district; Tamil Nadu state: Nilgiris district, Kunda hills, 200 villages.