Sholaga language
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Sholaga | |
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Soliga | |
Native to | India |
Region | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
Ethnicity | Soliga |
Native speakers
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24,000 (2006)[1] |
Dravidian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sle |
Glottolog | shol1240 [2] |
The Sholaga (Soliga) language is a Dravidian language related to Kannada and Tamil, spoken by the Soliga people.
Other names
Sholaga (Soliga) language, is also known as Kadu Sholigar, Sholiga, Sholigar, Solaga, Soliga, Soligar, Solanayakkans, Sholanayika.
Classification
Sholaga is classified as a Dravidian language, more specifically South Dravidian. Dravidian languages are split into five main categories by the name of Southern, South Central, Central, North and Unclassified. Sholaga falls into the Southern category which is then split into the three categories: Tamil-Kannada, Macro-Tulu, and unclassified. Sholaga falls into the Tamil-Kannada category.
Words
English | Sholaga |
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Tiger | dodinayi |
elephant | coquedana |
elephant with huge tusks | coquedonga |
female elephant with growing tusks | coreyani |
deer | jinke |
Sambar deer | kadave |
Moss Deer | koore |
Muntjac/barking deer | tadu-koori |
Area with boulders and rarely any rain | udugaru |
An evergreen forest | kanu-kadu |
References
- ↑ Sholaga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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External links
- OLAC resources
- Si, A. (2011). ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa: Documenting traditional biological and ecological knowledge: An Indian example
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