ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Eurasia · ISO 639-3 kfa · Glottocode koda1255

Kodava

Kodava broadens the comparative view of Eurasia: source status shifting, the Dravidian family, and likely script Kannada.

Language family
Dravidian
Likely script
Kannada (Knda)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
Eurasia
Source country codes
IN
Reference point
12.244, 75.916

Open research question

Which current, community-led studies show where and in which domains Kodava is used and transmitted today?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.