February 04, 2014

Learn Coorgi: Simple sentences in Kodava language while on your tourist tour

If you are trying to learn Coorgi language this would be your second step. Like any other language, learning Coorgi is also a step by step procedure. We first learned some basic words in Coorgi. Now lets move further and learn a few simple sentences in Coorgi/Kodava language which would be helpful for you to converse with people in Kodagu.

Lets take up the translations of a few simple questions in Coorgi. Normally when we talk asking name, asking well being, asking directions etc are the most commonly used questions.

We will learn few such simple queries here:

1. What is your name? - Needa peda yentha?
Here, your = needa, name = peda and what = yentha

2. How are you? - Neen yennane ullia?
How = yennane, are = ullia(its not 1-1 mapping for the word) & you = neen

3. How do I go to Coorg? - Kodagikk yennane popa
Lets see this one in a little more detail. Coorg in Kodava takk is  always Kodagu. So "to Coorg" (in direction sense) translates to Kodagikk where the suffix 'ikk' indicates 'to'.
Yennane we saw above means how. Popa = go.

4. Where do you live? - Neen yelli ulla.
You = Neen, where = yelli.

5. What happened? - Yentha aachchi?

6. What to do? - Yentha maaduvo?
Maaduvo = to do, what = yentha.
Maad = do is a new word here. Another example for it is

7. What have you cooked for dinner? - Dinner nalli neen yentha maadiya?
nalli is used here to indicate 'for/in'. So basically this sentence translates to 'For dinner what have you done'.

8. Where are you from? or From where have you come? - Neen yellingee bandiye?
Here neen is you, where = yelli. The suffix 'ingee' here indicates 'from', So from where becomes yellingee. Similarly baa is come and bandiye is have come.

These where some questions in Kodava takk. Lets see some more simple sentences in Coorgi language:

1. My name is .....
Naada peda .....
Naada is the Coorgi word for my.

2. I am fine.
Naan chayil ulla.
Fine or Good translates to chayil in Kodava takk and Me = Naan.
If you want to say I am fine. How about you? It would be like Naan chayil ulla neen?

3. Coorg is a beautiful place.
Kodagu dumba chayil ulla jaga.
Beautiful in Coorgi is dumba which is quite similar to its equivalent in kannada i.e tumba. Jaga is place which sounds similar to hindi jagah.

4. Your home is very nice.
Needa mane dumba chayithe undu.
Here mane = house. It would be easy to understand other words in this sentence as they have already been discussed above.

*Note: Please feel free to suggest corrections if any in the above content. Please mention them as comment/response to this post.

91 comments:

  1. Very Informative. Would love to learn more. Would appreciate If you could please go to the next level and teach us more, keep it coming. :) Thanks

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  2. Appreciate your contribution and would like to some more. Thank you.

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  3. Appreciative I would like to learn more about coorge language

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  4. Please can you let me know how to say Happy Birthday in Coorgi.

    Thanks

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    1. happy birthday - putt'na dinath'ra shubhashaya.

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    2. Appreciate kodagu language and i really love kodagu

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  5. I am a malayali, i always wanted to learn Kodava language as i find it so nice. I'm sure that i can learn easily as i know Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil.

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  6. Sooo good..thank you so much

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  7. Great..keep going

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  8. Happy b'day can be wished as"puttna dinathra shubhashaya"

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  9. Could u please phrase some more sentences .... i am really interested in Kodava language .. :) Good going :*

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  10. good going.. could you guys teach us some more..

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  11. How to say good night in Kodava language

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  12. More inputs abt the language will b informative and
    interesting.

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  13. Dear readers,
    Thanks a lot all of you for all the appreciation and interest you all have shown for this article. We never expected such a great response from our readers for learning Kodava takk. Honestly this article was just written to give our tourist readers an idea about the Language used in Coorg. Looking at the huge response our admins would surely try to post some more articles in future.

    I would request our learners to post their specific queries if any here, so that our Kodava readers who are well versed with the language may also be able to help you by translating your specific queries. Thanks a lot

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    1. Is der any Kannada to coorg talk book available in market

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    2. hi..how do you say reached in coorgi ??

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    3. ร„thene!

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    4. Why dont you create one app that will help people to learn kadava language ๐Ÿ˜Š it will be really helpful

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    5. Yaa u guys are doing a great job

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    6. Good initiative from you, is there any pdf or book to learn kodava thakk from kannada

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    7. Can you please tell about the specialities of Coorg in kodava language

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    8. How do I say I’m sorry and I really like you in ?

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  14. How would say good morning in kodava..

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    1. Puttna dinathra shubhashaya

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    2. Good morning in coorg language

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    3. Usually you won't have such wishes in Indian languages... so most of the times people use the words derived from Sanskritam to construct such sentences like "S'ubhodaya" for ex. in this case

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  16. You may feel unusual, but I want to become a kodava girl, is it possible? I just love kodava culture and their dressing sense, and language likewise.... Please give me any idea that I can convert myself as coorgi girl.... Please please please please please....

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      Unfortunately, (as far as we are aware) there is no way to get converted to a Kodava. Either one is born a Kodava or he is not. In Kodava community there is a lot of importance of Ancestors. They do kind of worship their ancestors and so if one is born in a Kodava family only then they are considered as Kodavas. However, there are many non-Kodavas who have married Kodavas and are living in their culture.

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    2. Please lookout for a Koorgi boy and marry him. You are automatically converted!!

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    3. I got doubt
      When VARAHA(pandhi) is considered as lord Vishnu avatara and as kodvas come under Hindus why pork eating is tradition

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    4. Because we worship our Ancestors before any God/Goddesses.

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  17. How do u say 'thank you'

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  18. what do you say "Tell" in Kodava.

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  19. Can any one translate "Welcome to Coorg" to Koorgi

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  20. What does dako mean in kodava?

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    1. I guess it's darko, meaning someone ('yargo'in Kannada)

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  21. How do you say l love ❤ you in coorg language pls pls..

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  22. Hello,

    It's been a great effort by you all to help us out. Really appreciate that. Is there any way you could teach us the full fledge language..i would really be greatfull to you all. I tried enquiring in many places including the kodava samaja but haven't got anything substantial. Please please teach us!! An humble request!

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  23. Kodava takka is easy to learn if you know Kannada or Kannada-Malayalam. Good luck!

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    1. Thanks for the reply. I know Kannada and i'm finding ways to learn the language that i adore (of course the people too!!). I wish to converse fluently. It would be of great help if you all could introduce us to the common words and there by help building us the sentences. Can you give us the numbers too? Hope you find some time to help us out!!

      Have a nice day!!!

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    2. Thank you so much for the reply.

      I've written numerous replies but still needs to get reflected. I know kannada and i'm trying to learn the language that i adore the most (needless to say the people too) but if you guys could help it would be of great help. May be you could introduce us to the most common words and then add on sentences..even numbers would also help. I wish to converse fluently with all your support I'll be able to do it.

      Please do find time and help us out.

      Thanks once again.

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    3. What to say hello in kodava language

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  24. Can someone tell me how to say please talk to me in kodava

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  25. Hello

    Thank you for helping us learn Kodava task. Please could you give us a list of common words used...(if provided in a sentence structure would be great) for eg: teach me, come here, go, take care, nice days, it's raining, how's your mother...

    Thanks

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  26. its useful but it would be really great if you can provide us with more of this kind of sentences.

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  27. What are you doing?
    Did you ha your food?
    How are you? Please translate these sentences

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    1. Enta madyand ulya?
      Undith acha?
      Ennane ullya?

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    2. Can You teach me some basic coorg words..day to day used words..just say

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    3. I lobe your languge but i m a malayali from dharmasthala

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  28. Waiting for mum
    Can you plz translate this sentence

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  29. Does anyone have a copy of Learn Coorgi in 41 lessons. It is no longer on OurKarnataka.com or Trove. It would be much appreciated if you could send a copy to ben.stewart80@gmail.com

    I am married to a Coorgi live abroad and would love to teach my son the language.

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  30. I wanted English-Kodava dictionary or any book or words for beginner. Can any1 help me out??? I'm in Bangalore this is my email I'd anesjohn1@gmail.com

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    1. Hi There is one available on this website called coorgshoppe.com. You can check it out there.

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  31. How to say...." are you angry on me"??? In coorg language

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  32. How to say..."are you angry on me?!" In coorgi language!!

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    1. How to say..."are you angry on me?!" In coorgi language!!

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  33. Supperb guru naan Coorg kalthkondulle

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  34. How to say i love you in kodava takk

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  35. how to say I love you in corgi

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  36. This is highly appreciable!
    Please all the above-mentioned Kodava Takk lines in Kannada so that I can get the pronunciation perfectly. Thank you.

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  37. what do we say for Dear in kodava?

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  38. Please write in Kannada script...

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  39. Is there any book or vedio or any option to learn kodava

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  40. Bro pls send full languge detais

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  41. How to say namaskara in kodava

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  42. Who r u plz translate in kodava

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  43. Who are you please translate in kodava

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  44. thanku so much for saving my contact please translate it to kodav

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  45. Could anyone translate happy birthday in kodava ...

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  46. How to wish happy children's day to my dear students

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  47. How can I learn kodagu language? Fully and perfectly ๐Ÿ™„.plz do help me. Thank u... ๐Ÿ˜€

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  48. Shanthi irli what do they say in kodava language

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  49. Naad chai kaara noot appa ili meaning

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  50. Any app to learn

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  51. I am a coorgie girl, how to say in kodava language please reply

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