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🗣️ A Dravidian language 👥 A tribal group
Toda

Toda

9.9
The language spoken by the Toda people in southern India
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Toda language has a rich oral tradition.

Examples

  • She is conducting research on the structure of Toda.

  • The preservation of Toda is important for cultural heritage.

  • Few people outside southern India are fluent in Toda.

  • Can you speak Toda fluently?

  • Few people outside southern India are fluent in Toda.

  • The preservation of Toda is important for cultural heritage.

  • Can you speak Toda fluently?

Synonyms

Toda language
vsToda
9.9

A language spoken by the Toda people in southern India

is the same but uses a shorter name without the extra descriptor

Compounds

Toda language
9.9

A language spoken by the Toda people in southern India

Surface Forms

Toda singular
Todas plural

Etymology

Toda comes from the name the people use for themselves in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India, so Toda means the 'language' these people speak and is the name of their Dravidian language.