* Ethnologue report for Kodava takk – note however that this reference uses the district name, Kodagu, rather than the language name, which it mentions later.

Kannur-Mattannur-Iritty Road, Pappinisseri-Pilathara Road, Taliparamba-Sreekandapuram Road, Payyannur-Peringome ( Kozhichal ) Road, Thalassery – Kodagu road and the Thalassery – Mysore road are the other important roads.

Traditionally all the members of an okka lived in a large ancestral Ainemane house ( ayyangada mane – House of the Elders ). The emergence of townships, as such, has been a relatively recent phenomenon and many of the main towns in Kodagu are inhabited by recent migrants and non-Kodavas.

Tamil – Kannada itself is designated as a branch of the South Dravidian I subfamily and in turn branches off into Tamil – Kodagu and Kannada – Badaga, whereby we eventually have Tamil, Malayalam, Irula, Toda, Kota and Kodagu, Badaga, and Kannada as the members of the Tamil – Kannada branch ( Zvelebil 1990: 56 ).

The separation of Tamil – Kannada occurred with the separation of Tulu and before the separation of Kodagu branch from South-Proto-Dravidian language, somewhere around 2000-1500 BC.

Kannur is connected to Kodagu, Mysore and Bangalore in Karnataka through the Thalassery – Coorg – Mysore interstate highway.

The Kodagu district is famous for spicy pork curries ( pig curry ) while coastal Karnataka specializes in seafood.

Kodava Takk or Kodava takka, ( Kannada script: ಕ ೊ ಡವ ತಕ ್‌) is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu.

It is the primary language of Kodavas, but a large portion of other communities and tribes in Kodagu also use Kodava Takk.

Kodagu, also known by its anglicised former name of Coorg, is an administrative district in Karnataka, India.

Kodagu is well known in the world for coffee and its " brave warriors ", like Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa.

Madikeri ( English: Mercara ) is the headquarters of Kodagu.

Kodagu is home to the native speakers of Kodava language.

Map of South Indian states prior to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Kodagu ( then called Coorg ) is in dark green.

Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats.

The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri ( Cauvery ), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.

Kodagu is part of the Mysore, Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituency.

Much of Kodagu is used for agriculture.

Kodagu is the second coffee production region in India, after the Baba Budangiri hills in Chikkamagaluru district.

The Coffea arabica variety is also grown in some parts of southern and western Kodagu, the historical area of coffee production.

Continuous weeding is required for the growth of good quality coffee. The coffee agro-forestry systems of Kodagu are one of the richest agro-forest in the world, with about 270 species of shaded trees inventoried ( see publications of CAFNET project ).

Kodagu is also known for its forest honey.

Kodagu is considered rich with wildlife and has three wildlife sanctuaries and one national park: the Brahmagiri, Talakaveri, and Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuaries, and the Nagarhole National Park, also known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park.

Kodagu is home to many communities with diverse ethnic origins, with Kodavas being the main ethnic group.

It is the third least populous district in Karnataka ( out of 30 ), after Kodagu and Bangalore Rural.

Kaveri rises in the Western Ghats of Kodagu ( Coorg ) District, in Karnataka, and is joined by many small tributaries.

It is located by Brahmagiri hill ( not to be confused with the Brahmagiri range further south ) near Bhagamandala in Kodagu district, Karnataka, 1, 276 m. above sea level.

Kodagu ( then called Coorg ), home of the Kodavas, is in dark green.

Many of these communities have migrated into Kodagu from the Malabar Coast region during the period of Haleri Dynasty.

Kodagu has an average temperature of, ranging from, with the highest temperatures occurring in April and May.

Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, one each from the Madikeri and Virajpet talukas.

Other tribal dance forms are from the forests of Kodagu and Western Ghats.

A system of land tenure, known as Jamma, was formerly instituted in Kodagu from the time of the Rajas.

Originally all Kodavas are from Kodagu and their ancestors were the indigenous people of the land.

The Kodavas ( Kodava and, anglicised as Coorgs ) are a patrilineal ethno-lingual group from the region of Kodagu, in Karnataka state of southern India who traditionally were land-owning agriculturists with martial traditions and natively speak the Kodava language.

The words Kodava ( the indigenous people, language and culture ) and Kodagu ( the land ) come from the same root word ' Koda ' of unknown meaning.

In 1784, Tippu attacked Kodagu, while returning from Mangalore to Srirangapattana, his capital city.

As soon as he turned his back on Kodagu, the local heroes revolted and took power back from the Muslim rulers.

Devotees from Kodagu were, and still are, frequent visitors to the temples of Kannur and Waynad ( districts of North Kerala ).

A few Mappila traders from Malabar settled in Coorg ( also called Kodagu ) district of Karnataka.

The indigenous Muslims of Coorg, Kodagu Mappilas, are believed to be descended from the converted natives, who had embraced Islam during the period of Mysore Sultans.

Iritty is located on the banks of Valapattanam River, which is originated from nearby Kodagu hills and Kottiyoor mountains.