Native to India, Bangladesh Native speakers 44,000 (2001 census) Glottolog koda1236 | Region Chota Nagpur ISO 639-3 cdz | |
Language family Austroasiatic
Munda
North Munda
Kherwari
Mundari
Koda | ||
Koda is an endangered Munda language of India and Bangladesh. There were 1,300 speakers in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh in 2005, but many said that Bengali was their best language. Koda is closely related to the Kol language.
Kim (2010) considers Koda and Kol to be Mundari cluster languages. Koda-speaking villages include Kundang and Krishnupur in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh, while Kol villages include Babudaing village.
Most Kodas are adherents of the Sonaton religion or are mainstream Hindus.
References
Koda language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA