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Also known as Northwestern Kolami, Kolami language, Kolami

Kolami (, Northwestern Kolami/Southeastern Kolami) is a tribal Central Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Telangana states of India. It falls under the Kolami–Naiki group of languages. It is the most widely spoken Central Dravidian language.

Key facts

Language.name
Kolami
Language.nativename
,
Language.altname
Kolāmi
Language.imagealt
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Language.imagecaption
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Language.states
India
Language.region
Maharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh
Language.ethnicity
239,583 Kolam (2011 census)
Language.speakers
128,451, 54% of ethnic population
Language.date
2011 census
Language.familycolor
Dravidian
Language.fam2
Central
Language.fam3
Kolami–Naiki
Language.script
Devanagari Telugu script Goykanadi
Language.glotto
nort2699
Language.glottorefname
Northwestern Kolami Kolam
Language.ld1
Northwestern Kolami
Language.lc1
kfb

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16 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Classification
  • Writing systems
  • Numbers
  • First ten numbers
  • Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Present tense
  • Characteristics
  • Phonology
  • Sample Text
  • English
  • Kolami
  • Romanisation
  • References
  • Further reading

Kolami (, Northwestern Kolami/Southeastern Kolami) is a tribal Central Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Telangana states of India. It falls under the Kolami–Naiki group of languages. It is the most widely spoken Central Dravidian language.

==Etymology==

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