ISO 639-3 · bfqbfq
Dravidian family
Badaga
படக பாஷை
Badaga is a language of the Kannada-Badaga branch (Dravidian), spoken in India. Wikidata counts about 134,000 speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “southern Dravidian language (Tamil–Kannada branch) spoken mostly by people in the Nilgiri Hills of Southern India”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bfq- Glottocode
bada1257- Family
- Dravidian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 33 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Badaga · படக பாஷை |
|---|---|
| Also called | Badaga language, bfq |
| All speakers | 134,000 (2011) |
| Written in | Tamil script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
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where it is spoken
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Also spoken in India
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