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Kotar

Kotar

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A language spoken by the Kota people in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India
  • noun
: kotar
  • Only a small community of Kota people still speaks Kotar today.

Examples

  • Linguists study Kotar to understand its unique features among Dravidian languages.

  • The Kotar language is rich in oral traditions.

  • Few people outside the Nilgiri hills are familiar with the Kotar language.

  • Do you speak Kotar?

  • Few people outside the Nilgiri hills are familiar with the Kotar language.

  • Linguists study Kotar to understand its unique features among Dravidian languages.

  • Only a small community of Kota people still speaks Kotar today.

Synonyms

Kotar language
vsKotar
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A language spoken by the Kota people in southern India

is the shorter name form rather than the longer noun phrase
Kota
vsKotar
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A language spoken by the Kota people in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India

is the general term for the same language across southern India
Kota language
vsKotar
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A language spoken by the Kota people in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India

is broader and applies to speakers beyond that hill area

Compounds

Kotar language
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A language spoken by the Kota people in southern India

Surface Forms

Kotar singular
Kotars plural

Etymology

Kotar comes from the name of the Kota people in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. So Kotar simply means the language 'of the Kota', which is why it names their Dravidian language.