Kolami

Kolami (Northwestern Kolami/Southeastern Kolami) also known as Kolava, is a tribal Central Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra and Telangana states of India. It falls under the Kolami–Naiki group of languages. It is the most widely spoken Central Dravidian language.

Kolami, kolava
kolami, kolava
कॊलमि, कॊलव
'kolami' or 'kolava in goykanadi alphabet(top), devanagari alphabet(center) and telugu alphabet(bottom)
Native toIndia
RegionMaharashtra, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh
Ethnicity239,583 Kolam (2011 census)
Native speakers
128,451, 54% of ethnic population (2011 census)
Dravidian
  • Central
    • Kolami–Naiki
      • Kolami, kolava
Writing system
• Devanagari,

• Telugu script, • Goykanadi

Tamil script
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kfb – Northwestern Kolami
nit – Southeastern Kolami (Naiki)
Glottolognort2699

Sathupati Prasanna Sree has developed a unique script for use with the language.

Personkolavan, kolavtad
Peoplekolavar
LanguageKolami, kolava
CountryMaharashtra
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