![]() “In Kovmozhi we use the word ‘angadi’, which means shop in Tamil. Kanagarajan’s profound love for his language and culture, along with a fear of their disappearance, encouraged him to record them in books, and to preserve and propagate them better. Most Nilgiri tribal languages do not have scripts. The language of the Kotas under threat of extinction These Keri's are also exogamous we learn. Perhaps Kotagiri also comes from Kota-Keri,” explains Kanagarajan. Also, in Kovmozhi, we call our streets ‘Keri’ and every village has three keris – melkeri, keezhkeri and nadukeri. “When the Tamils came here, they named this place ‘Kota-giri’ which means Kota’s Mountains. Kotagiri itself derives its name from the Kota tribe. ![]() In each village, the way the language is spoken is different. Following this, the Kotas were then allocated lands spread across seven villages – Keezh Kotagiri, Pudhu Kotagiri, Kunda Kotagiri, Trichigadi, Kollimalai (near Ooty), Sholur Kokkal and Mel Gudalur Kokkal.
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