Kodaku

A language of India

ISO 639: ksz
Alternate Names: Koraku, Korwa
Population: 15,700 (1991 census).
Location:: Chhattisgarh state: Surguja district; Jharkhand state: Garhwa and Palamau districts; Uttar Pradesh state: Sonbhadra district.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari
Dialects: None known. A subgroup of Korwa [kfp] (Parkin 1991). Lexical similarity: 82%–96% between varieties, 50%–70% with Korwa [kfp].
Language Use: Kodaku in Jharkhand shifting to a local variety of Sadri [sck]. Kodaku in Chhattisgarh retaining their mother tongue more. In Chhattisgarh most use Kodaku in home and village and it is used by children with each other. Also use English [eng]. Also use Hindi [hin]. Also use Kurux [kru]. Also use Sadri [sck].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 26% in Chhattisgarh (2001 census).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kodaku
Writing: Devanagari script [Deva].
Other Comments: Grouped with Korwa on Scheduled Tribes list in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Traditional religion, Christian, Hindu.

Location: Chhattisgarh state: Surguja district; Jharkhand state: Garhwa and Palamau districts; Uttar Pradesh state: Sonbhadra district.