Kodava Thakk, often called Coorgi or Coorg language in English, is the original language of the south Karnataka district of Kodagu. The number of speakers is estimated at around 300,000. It belongs to the Dravidian languages family, and is related to and influenced by the major languages of Kannada,Tamil and Malayalam. Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Tamil may refer to: The Tamil language, which is one of the Dravidian languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...