Kota language
Kota is a language of the Dravidian language family, spoken by 1,400 native speakers and 2,000 total speakers in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu state, India.
Phonology
[s] and [z] occur in free variation with /c (t͡ʃ)/ and /ɟ (d͡ʒ)/. [ʂ] occurs as an allophone of /s/ before retroflexes.
External links
References
- ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian languages (null ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 53. ISBN 9780511060373.
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Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant)
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Languages spoken in Kerala
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- Judeo-Malayalam
- Cochin Indo-Portuguese
- Cannanore Indo-Portuguese
- Tellicherry Indo-Portuguese
- Quilon Indo-Portuguese
- Vypin Indo-Portuguese
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