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The '''Coorgi–Cox alphabet''' is an [[alphabet]]<ref name=unicode>{{ | The '''Coorgi–Cox alphabet''' is an [[alphabet]]<ref name="unicode">{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Anshuman |date=2012-06-22 |title=Introducing the Coorgi-Cox Alphabet |url=http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n4287.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013081753/http://std.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/n4287.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> developed by the [[linguist]] Gregg M. Cox that is used by a number of individuals within [[Kodagu district]] of India to write the endangered [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian language]] of [[Kodava language|Kodava]], also known sometimes as ''Coorgi''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/12/stories/2006031206840300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201103102/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/12/stories/2006031206840300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2007|title=Debate on Kodava script continues|date=12 March 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 December 2011}}</ref> | ||
The script uses a combination of 26 [[consonant]] letters, eight [[vowel]] letters and a [[diphthong]] marker. Each letter represents a single sound and there are no [[capital letter]]s.<ref name=unicode/> A computer-based font has been created.<ref>The Coorgi-Cox handbook, Feb. 2005.</ref> | The script uses a combination of 26 [[consonant]] letters, eight [[vowel]] letters and a [[diphthong]] marker. Each letter represents a single sound and there are no [[capital letter]]s.<ref name=unicode/> A computer-based font has been created.<ref>The Coorgi-Cox handbook, Feb. 2005.</ref> | ||
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In order to introduce the script, 10,000 CD booklets and 25,000 post cards with various scenes from the region were produced and distributed throughout the Coorg area in March and April 2005. Several books are being planned including a [[phrase book]] and [[dictionary]].<ref>Sujet publishers, Sep. 2007. {{fcn|date=January 2020}}</ref> | In order to introduce the script, 10,000 CD booklets and 25,000 post cards with various scenes from the region were produced and distributed throughout the Coorg area in March and April 2005. Several books are being planned including a [[phrase book]] and [[dictionary]].<ref>Sujet publishers, Sep. 2007. {{fcn|date=January 2020}}</ref> | ||
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The Coorgi-Cox alphabet was proposed to Unicode in 2012, and as of 2021 it was tagged as a "Script Proposal in Progress".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Deborah |date=25 July 2021 |title=SEI Liaison Report |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2021/21131-sei-liaison-rept.pdf |website=unicode.org}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Coorgi–Cox alphabet is an alphabet[1] developed by the linguist Gregg M. Cox that is used by a number of individuals within Kodagu district of India to write the endangered Dravidian language of Kodava, also known sometimes as Coorgi.[2]
The script uses a combination of 26 consonant letters, eight vowel letters and a diphthong marker. Each letter represents a single sound and there are no capital letters.[1] A computer-based font has been created.[3]
The script was developed out of the request by a group of Kodava individuals to have a distinct script for Kodava Takk, to distinguish the language. Kodava Takk is generally written in the Kannada script, but can also be found written in the Malayalam script, especially along the borders with Kerala. The new script is intended as a unified writing system for all Kodava Takk speakers.[4]
In order to introduce the script, 10,000 CD booklets and 25,000 post cards with various scenes from the region were produced and distributed throughout the Coorg area in March and April 2005. Several books are being planned including a phrase book and dictionary.[5]
Unicode[edit | edit source]
The Coorgi-Cox alphabet was proposed to Unicode in 2012, and as of 2021 it was tagged as a "Script Proposal in Progress".[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pandey, Anshuman (22 June 2012). "Introducing the Coorgi-Cox Alphabet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Debate on Kodava script continues". The Hindu. 12 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ The Coorgi-Cox handbook, Feb. 2005.
- ↑ Gregg Cox, April 2005. [full citation needed]
- ↑ Sujet publishers, Sep. 2007. [full citation needed]
- ↑ Anderson, Deborah (25 July 2021). "SEI Liaison Report" (PDF). unicode.org.