Recognise Kodava Thakk as a Karnataka language: Codava Council

Bengaluru: The Codava National Council (CNC) has demanded that the state government recognise ‘Kodava Thakk’ as a state language.

In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi, CNC’s N U Nachappa Codava stated that the language of Kodavas has a history spanning more than 4,500 years.

“Its antiquity, potentiality and independent characteristics were chronicled by the internationally acclaimed linguist Bishop Robert Caldwell,” he
said.

He noted that Kodava Thakk was one of the 38 languages proposed for inclusion in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution by the Sitakanta Mohapatra committee. He welcomed the recognition of the Tulu language and urged the government to extend the same to the Kodava
Thakk.