Also Known As:
Kotta, Kowe-Adiwasi, Kother-Tamil, Kôta, Kōta
Dialects & Varieties
- Ko Bashai
- Each village that speaks Kota has their own form of the language which they call mānt. Mānt also refers to differences in dialect
- usage
- vocabulary
- or region or age of speaker. For example
- Kanmar Mānt refers to when one group of speakers attempt to exclude others. Kolmel Mānt has been the one that has been the standard for linguistic work on Kota language.
Recent Resources
Swadesh List of some words in the Kota Language of India.
This is a practice session of the Kota version of the "Celebrate Humanity!" Olypmic Hymn by Neeji Sa
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
900
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)