BADAGA SCRIPT

BADAGA SCRIPT – BADAGA BARAE

2009-12-14T07:37:00.000-08:00

BADAGA SCRIPT – BADAGA BARAE

It has always been felt that for a language to survive, it should have its own script. It cannot remain only as a spoken language for long. But of course, the script need not be peculiar and specific one pertaining to that particular language.
So too is the necessity of a script for Badaga. Many have attempted to achieve this objective with various degrees of success. But unfortunately, to my knowledge, no records exists, if any. I am no expert on phonetics or languages or much less innovating an unique script. But the urge to have a separate script has convinced me that it is very much possible to ‘ADOPT’ an existing script and ‘ADAPT’ it to Badaga language.
Three scripts come to mind straight away – Tamil, English and Kannada.Tamil – because a majority of us know how to speak and write due to the simple fact that we belong to Tamil Nadu, English – since most of us choose to learn as well as put our children in English medium schools and Kannada – due to the fact that Badaga is more akin to Kannada than any other language [though I firmly beleive that Badaga is a separate language on its own merit and not a dialect of Kannada].
But when trying to choose a script for Badaga, Kannada script is ruled out for the basic reason that most of us do not know the language or familiar with the script and no scope to learn it in our schools in the Nilgiris. Hence the choice between Tamil and English. Badaga ,like many other Indian languages, has very definitive and distintive sounds/words [I do not know the exact English equivalent] that distinguishes one word from another. Even a small change in pronounciation could result in an entirely different meaning in Badaga. For example,a subtle change in context of the word ‘BAE [bay]‘ could mean mouth, bangle, lentil, crop etc. Bella [jaggery] or BeLLa [ a male name] are two entirely differnt things. So are ‘kallu – stone’ and ‘KaLLu – a drink’. So, what could or should be the choice?
In Tamil script we cannot differentiate ‘K’ from ‘G’ or ‘T’ from ‘D’. This makes a huge impact when Badaga words are written in Tamil script. ‘Gaasu – potato’ is totally differnt from ‘Kaasu – coin, remove’. Or ‘Ettu – eight’ and ‘Eddu – getup’. Another drawback could be the absence of ‘Ha’ in classical Tamil. On the other hand, in English, we cannot clearly bring out the difference of ‘na’ from ‘Na’ [anna - food, aNNa- elder brother] or ‘halli – lizard’ from ‘haLLi – name, village’. ‘Kalla – a male name’ sounds the same as ‘ kaLLa – a thief.
Yes, it is indeed a little tricky to choose between Tamil and English. But, taking into consideration the younger generation who are going to be the future hope and the irrefutable fact that they are all more familiar with English than Tamil, the choice is English. Keeping in mind the successful adoptation of English script for Malay language (Malaysia) I would plump in for English. With a few minor modifications to overcome the grey areas mentioned above, English script can be easily used in Badaga.
Remember Devanagiri (Hindi) is the script for Nepali. The ‘minor’ modifications that can be undertaken to overcome the drawbacks I referred above could be by using an extra ‘a’ – thus milk can be written as ‘haalu’; ‘dhadi – stick’ can be different from ‘dhaadi – beard’. So on and so forth. We may use ‘capital’ letters to differentiate between ‘bella and beLLa’ as I have done above.What if a complete sentence is in capital letters ? – We may use ‘bold’ letters or underline the words to give the emphasis. Innovative use of – ‘ – [apostrophe] can bring out the differnce between “soppu – green ” and “so’ppu – soap” or “kodi – flag” and “ko’di – crore”.
It is said that Indians [read Badagas] will reject 50% of anything without even hearing it, another 50% without understanding it; and if ‘anything’ is left behind they reject it just for the sake of rejecting it. Like what is happening in many hattis with ‘young gowdas’ ruling the roost.
BUT, ALL YOU TRUE BADAGAS – LET US START SOMEWHERE TO HAVE A SCRIPT FOR OUR LANGAUGE. IMPROVEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS CAN FALLOW. IF MICROSOFT CAN ACCEPT BADAGA AS AN UNIQUE LANGUAGE , THERE MUST BE SOMETHING . SARI THAANE ?
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Badaga in English Script

How the numbers are mentioned in various South Indian Languages is given below. This is from the :WWW -> NET : What I am trying to highlight is the use of English script !?

For numbers in more than 5000 languages go to zompist.com

Another Interesting Link -> Badaga language Totally Explained

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BELLE BENGUVE – GARLIC [in whatever language you say, is always good for health - though may not be for "LOVE"]

Notice : belle[white] is written as be!!e at the end
Sanskrit लशुन laśuna yields Hindi लहसन lahsan,
Urdu لہسن lahsan (but also سیر sīr from Persian), Nepali लसुन lasun, Marathi लसूण lasūṇ,
Bengali রসুন rasuna, Gujarati લસણ lasaṇa,
Oriya ରସୁଣ rasuṇa, Punjabi ਲਸਣ lasaṇ, Konkani लोसुण losuṇa.
Tamil has வெள்ளைப்பூண்டு veḷḷaippūṇṭu ‘white herb’, less commonly வெள்ளுள்ளி veḷuḷḷi,
like Malayalam വെളുത്തുള്ളി veḷuththuḷḷi and
Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ beḷḷuḷḷi ‘white onion’, and வெள்வெங்காயம veḷvengkāyam,
like Badaga beḷḷe benguve ‘white onion’.
Sanskrit लशुन laśuna yields Hindi लहसन lahsan, Urdu لہسن lahsan (but also سیر sīr from Persian), Nepali लसुन lasun, Marathi लसूण lasūṇ, Bengali রসুন rasuna, Gujarati લસણ lasaṇa, Oriya ରସୁଣ rasuṇa, Punjabi ਲਸਣ lasaṇ, Konkani लोसुण losuṇa. I wanted to include a choice quote from The Bower Manuscript (better description in this review of Hoernle’s publication) on the Origin (and folk etymology) of Garlic (quoted in English in The Book of Garlic from an article by von Strubing in Ernährungsforschung), but even the inexpensive Indian edition is a bit steep. So if I manage to track it down, it can be part of the next garlic post. Tamil has வெள்ளைப்பூண்டு veḷḷaippūṇṭu ‘white herb’, less commonly வெள்ளுள்ளி veḷuḷḷi, like Malayalam വെളുത്തുള്ളി veḷuththuḷḷi and Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ beḷḷuḷḷi ‘white onion’, and வெள்வெங்காயம veḷvengkāyam, like Badaga beḷḷe benguve (வெள்ளெவெஙுவெ?) ‘white onion’.

The above interesting piece is taken from ->

http://polyglotveg.blogspot.com/2007/03/garlic.html#rest

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As far as the English script used to show Badaga, I am giving below two examples of 1) the UCLA Phonetics Laboratory [for over half a century, has collected recordings of hundreds of languages from around the world, providing source materials for phonetic and phonological research] and 2) Prof.P Hockings ,From the UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive

(The unicode entry tool was developed by the Linguist List. To obtain it for use in other web pages click here)

Entry	Badaga	English
	(Note on transcriptions: rhoticity (e.g. i˞, e˞, etc. ) indicates half-retroflexion; underdot (e.g. ị, ẹ, etc. indicates full retroflexion)
1	noː	disease
2	pọː	scar
3	tọː	buffalo pen / cattle pen
4	mo˞e˞	sprout, shoot of plant
5	ho˞e˞	water course
6	ko˞e˞	carrion
7	ka˞e˞	weed
8	a˞e˞	tiger’s den
9	kọːga	a type of measure
10	ạːe	to measure
11	kaːsu	coin
12	ha˞ːsu	to spread out
13	kạːʃu	to remove
14	beː	mouth
15	be˞ː	bangle
16	bẹː	banana plant
17	i˞ːụ	seven
18	iː	to drag
19	hu:	flower
20	hụ	worm
21	hụːy	tamarind
22	ụy	chisel
23	huy	to strike
24	kae	unripe fruit
25	paːi	mat
26	beː	mouth
27	be˞ː (pharyngealized)	bangle
28	bẹː (retroflexion)	banana
29	kaːsu	coin
30	háːsu (pharyngealized)	spread out
31	kạːʃu (pharyngealized)	take off clothes
32	aːe	to measure
33	a˞e˞	tiger’s den
34	no˞ː	sickness
35	poː	scar
36	tọː	buffalo pen
37	ko˞e˞	dead body
38	huː	flower
39	hu˞ː	worm
40	huy	to strike
41	hu˞y	tamarind
42	ụy	chisel

See for more details : http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/BFQ/bfq_word-list_1992_03.html

Research on Badaga

I found this interesting article – research by Prof: Peter Ladefoged in the net. Is it not fascinating that so much research has been done on our language ?

Peter Ladefoged Languages index

Badaga is a Southern Dravidian Language (Tamil-Kannada branch) spoken by approximately 250,000 people in the Nilgiris hills in Southern India. There are several dialects, only the most conservative having the complete set of contrasts illustrated here.
>Badaga has five vowels /i e a o u/ , all of which can be contrastively half and fully retroflexed.
Half retroflexed vowels are indicated by the diacritic for rhotocity :[a~], fully retroflexed vowels with a subscript dot [a]

This is how Prof: P Hockings depicts the Badaga Words in English script

http://books.google.com/books?id=ykNYExBRIpgC&pg=PA10&ots=lxSXekODAu&dq=badaga+proverbs&sig=q2apINOE0mMtJdmEPzJPaBnyrs8#PPA54,M1

Some more thoughts on adopting English script for Badaga
Picking up from what Prof.Paul Hockings has mentioned – rather the unicode[?] used – in the example shown here from his book Counsel from the Ancients: Study of Badoga Proverbs, Prayers, Omens and Curses (page 54. Outline of Badaga Language – 2.1.2 Vowel Contrasts ) , I am suggesting a simple and straight forward work around.

The words ‘to stand’ & ‘paddy’ are written as ‘nillu & nellu’ . No problems with that.
But ‘whistling’ & ‘to cook’ are written as ‘bi:su & be:su’ . My suggestion is use ‘beesu & baesu’ as they are pronounced.
(FootBall is FUTBAL and Photo is Foto in some languages that go by the pronounciation and thus making it easy).
‘To wander’ ’suttu’ is used. But to me ’suttu’ sounds more like ‘to burn’ . I would suggest ’suthu’ for wandering. [ 'SUTHUGAL or SUTHUKAL' sounds familiar, is it not?]. Same thing for ‘property’ – ’sothu’ ‘ instead of ’sottu’ which sounds more like ’sottu’ – ‘drop’ .
To blow ‘oodu’ – udu’ sounds and looks better than ‘u:du’ and ‘odhu’ instead of ‘o:du’ which to a novice like me is ‘run’ or ’tile’ – ‘odu’ .
‘To shine’ – it could be ‘michu’ instead of ‘miccu and ‘muchu’ instead of ‘muccu’ for covering. ‘Muccu’ sounds or looks more like ‘mukku’ – to gobble or swallow .
‘hennu’ [ 'fruit' ] could be written as ‘heNNu’ [girl] and ‘hannu’ as ‘haNNu’ to bring out the emphasis on ‘N’.
‘nadu’ for ‘middle’ or plant is OK but for ‘country’ it could be ‘ naadu ‘ than ‘na:du’ .
Similarly, my suggestin : – for ‘now’ – ‘ ‘eega’ , ‘bamboo’ – ‘oede’ , ‘village’ – ‘ooru’ ‘
The main and only creteria should be the ease of use and understanding and yes, without the use of , what I would like to term as, ‘dots’ and ‘quotes’.
(I would like to repeat that I am no expert on languages and no intention is implied to hurt the purists and followers of UNICODE etc]
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The Badaga Script developed by Anandhan Raju

I had written some time back

It has always been felt that for a language to survive, it should have its own script. It cannot remain only as a spoken language for long. But of course, the script need not be peculiar and specific one pertaining to that particular language. So too is the necessity of a script for Badaga.

Many have attempted to achieve this objective with various degrees of success. But unfortunately, to my knowledge, no records exists, if any. I am no expert on phonetics or languages or much less innovating an unique script. But the urge to have a separate script has convinced me that it is very much possible to ‘ADOPT’ an existing script and ‘ADAPT’ it to Badaga language.

To know more about the BADAGA SCRIPT or rather the need for one go here

Then recently Anandhan Raju sent the following comments :

"I am very pleased to announce that I have developed a writing system for Badugu, a language hitherto without a writing system, spoken by a member of one of the native peoples of the Nilgiris called Baduga. What is more, I have designed a true type font and named it BaduguAnandha using a computer program...."

When I offered to publish his 'Badugu Script' in our websites and requested him to send the details, Anandhan has accepted my offer and has sent all the details.

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A cursory glance is good enough to convince the enormous amount of hard work he has put in.

It gives me the greatest pleasure to present and share the same with you all.

Before that let me congratulate Anandha whole heartedly and assure him that our good wishes are with him.

Anandhan, from Thangadu Oranaai, is presently the Computer Science Teacher in Chamraj Higher Secondary School, Chamraj. He has done his Dipoloma in Mechanical Engineering and Honours Diploma in Computer Applications.

About Anandhan [as he says] :

My father was a schoolmaster and I received an excellent education in my childhood, attended a polytechnic, where I had my Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an Instructor in Mechanical Engineering. I wrote and published a book entitled “A Descriptive Grammar of English Words” in 1999. Prior to this, I wrote a piece of poetry called “The Breeze” in imitation of “The Brook” by Lord Tennyson, which was my contribution to the magazine of the school, where I had been working then. As to the grammar, I have added some more chapters, rewritten few, and revised several. The book is now given a new title “A Descriptive English Grammar“and is in print and will be published soon.

I also became interested in computers, did an Honours Diploma in Computer Applications, and at present, I am working as a Computer Science Teacher in a Higher Secondary School. I have written and published a book entitled “A User-Friendly Guide To Computer Science” in 2009, prepared in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by the Government of Tamilnadu for students of class XII. But I still teach English.

As a school child I grew up listening to my father's singing some of the classical English songs such as The Brook and Sweet and Low by Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Swing and The Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Swallow by Christina Rossetti and Little Raindrops by Caroline Hawkshawe and Frogs At School by George Cooper and Fairies By The Sea by Rose Fyleman and so forth.

My love for the English literature and my love for singing have inspired me to make an attempt at singing these songs with what little resource I have. They are songs without music. It is my wish to see that these same songs are sung by me with musical accompaniment. I hope these songs will indeed entertain the world one day. Please visit www.MusBook.com to listen to my singing.

I also possess some knowledge of linguistics, especially Dravidian linguistics. I have written an article on the Phonology of Badugu (A Dravidian Language)."

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Now, Over to Anandhan -[anandhanraju@gmail.com]

The Badugu Alphabet

It gives me great pleasure to announce that I have developed an alphabet for Badugu, a language hitherto without a writing system, spoken by a member of one of the native peoples of the Nilgiris called Baduga. What is more, I have created a true type font and named it BaduguAnandha using a computer program.

Inspired by my father Sri.R.Raju son of late Sri B.Ranga Gowder of Thangadu Oranaai, I took to researching the Badugu language, my mother tongue. Studying the phonology of Badugu had indeed been a labour of love to me. Though a Baduga, I learned Badugu afresh in order to have a very good understanding of the system of sound patterns of the language, which later proved to be a groundbreaking piece of research. It would be ungrateful if I did not acknowledge Rev. Philip Mulley for his help during the research.

What I discovered was a notably unique feature of the Badugu vowel system. It is the presence of Retracted Vowel sounds. I call them so, because when articulating these vowels, the tongue retracts automatically. It is my contention that the Retracted Vowel sounds antedate the Retroflex sounds. It can clearly be seen that a presumptive pattern of sound change had occurred over the years. The Retracted Vowel sounds found the Retroflex sounds as their complementary sounds i.e. retraction of the tongue by natural process complemented with flexion of the tongue resulted in retroflexion of the tongue. It is evident that when you articulate a vowel sound that immediately precedes a retroflex sound the tongue retracts giving way to flexion naturally. From the foregoing, it is quite possible to say that Badugu is one of the Proto-South-Dravidian dialects that has undergone separate linguistic development despite the fact that it resembles Kannada in certain correspondences jointly in sound and in meaning. It is to be noted that Badugu shares such systems not only with Kannada but also with other Dravidian languages too.

Badugu is a separate language having a typical phonological structure. The autonomous status of Badugu has been hinted at in “Language and Society in South Asia by Michael C.Shapiro and Harold F.Schiffman, 1981:100”. A separate language suggests a separate alphabet specially developed for it. Some people might quickly call this idea into question. They might ask Why a new alphabet for Badugu? Aren’t there writing systems already in existence which can readily be adopted or adapted to represent the speech sounds of Badugu? And so forth.

These questions seem reasonable. But then again without entering into details, we shall deal with the broader aspects of these questions. Suppose we adopted the Tamil alphabet for representing the speech sounds of Badugu. We know that the letters representing the consonantal speech sounds of Tamil number at 18. But the consonantal speech sounds of Badugu are reckoned at 24 which require 24 distinct letters to represent them. If the Tamil alphabet is adopted, it could only incompletely represent the speech sounds of Badugu. Therefore it turns out to be a deficient alphabet. Again, suppose we adopted the Kannada alphabet. The letters representing the consonantal speech sounds of Kannada number at 34 compared to 24 of Badugu. Therefore the Kannada alphabet is redundant. We can easily conclude that the question of adoption seems unreasonable. Moreover, modification will not always bring about certain desired results. Most likely, in the middle of the process of modification, the letters would defy further doing and develop awkward shapes. Therefore the question of adaption also seems unreasonable.

It is my conviction that Badugu must have a separate writing system because it is a separate language. I hope every Baduga would proudly welcome the development of the Badugu Alphabet and the creation of a Badugu Font and use them to read and write Badugu henceforth to keep the Badugu language alive.

Last but not least, I have also written a manual entitled "Keying In The Badugu Alphabet" for those who wish to learn how to key in the Badugu letters using the font BaduguAnandha.ttf.

An Inventory of the Badugu Alphabet

1. Vowels and Diphthongs 13

2. Syllabic Consonants 21

3. Non-Syllabic Consonants 3

4. Syllables 273

Total 310

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Install the font BaduguAnandha.ttf developed by Anandha before you open the documents

You can download 'BaduguAnandha.ttf - from here

[A lot more info is being added along with the other documents including the manual "Keying in Badugu Alphabet - Badugu Baray" Anandhan has sent me...come back soon]

Santhosh sent these comments : A BIG CONGRATULATIONS for your insofar achievements in developing scripts for Badaga.

I feel really excited and FANTASTIC typing in Badugu.Went through the manual , nice work. Very easy to understand and I have started typing my name easily now :) and many more words. In future I hope websites may support this FONT. 273 + 3 Consonants and 13 vowels means?

Like to know the history behind this , do you write any blogs? , Please let us know. Thanks AGAIN for giving us such a wonderful BaduguAnandha font and making everyone anandha. Single Dream for everyone..!!! To see the manual go here

Santhosh in English (8 letters) ; cHz]ds in Badugu (6 letters). Wow, isn't it awesome , great Mr.Anandan.

When these comments were sent to Anandha, he responded :

Dear Wg Cdr JP,What can I say but thanks. I am delighted to hear that Mr.Santhosh had a go at typing his name in Badugu. I hope this would give zest to others to try as well. With kind regards,- R.Anandha(n)

some responses

2009-12-14T06:08:00.000-08:00

Posted by Arunan on 28/06/2007 at 7:18 am edit
……… regarding choosing a script for badaga… I am researching in this field to choose a right script for this beautiful language… and this is the right time to develop more literary works in badaga… for me I think choosing the tamil script with little modification may develop badaga language very much… it is true tamil language has no separate script to denote GA sound and Dha but using diacratic symbols below tamil Ka and tamil Tha can be taken as separate script…
Posted by Senthil on 14/09/2007 at 5:35 pm edit
I do agree with Arunan…
Tamil Script can be used with additional scripts for some letters (such Additional letters can be made simple by using Malayalam letters ).
By the way, the generation can be enriched by using the state lanugage but at the same time can develop their literatures soon.
Konkani till now in a dispute to follow a new script….have not developed yet.
But If Badaga can use Tamil, sure Tamil Nadu Government related subsidy can be brought by using MLAs and MPs from Ooty.
Posted by balaji on 07/08/2008 at 12:21 am edit
I am very proud to be a baduga.. while seeing all these things.
How our people improved and how our community got spread..
I wish u all the for our community and i hope it will spread out all over the world…
Posted by Radha on 29/10/2008 at 9:45 am edit
Use of Tamil script will alienate a huge chunk of us who only read and write English and Hindi. Most folk who know Tamil can read and write English as the above comments reveal!. Do not search for subsidies and politize these issues. Be Global, so many foreigners can learn the language if the script is in English!. Do not limit yourself!
Posted by மஞ்சூர் ராசா on 22/11/2008 at 10:49 am edit
படுகு மொழிக்கு எழுத்துக்கள் உருவாக்க அனைவரும் முயற்சிக்கவேண்டும். இதில் யாரேனும் முயன்றுள்ளார்களா என்பது தெரிந்தால் நலம்.
Posted by மஞ்சூர் ராசா on 11/12/2008 at 4:06 pm edit
எல்லோருகு நமஸ்காரா.
படுகு பாஸைய தமிழுதோகெ பரவது பத்தி ஒந்து பிரச்சினை இல்லேந்துத்த தோரிறா. இன்னொந்து முக்கிய விசய ஏனாந்தலெ நங்க தமிழ்நாடுதோகெ இப்பதெந்த தமிழ் எழுத்தவே படுகுதோகெ பரவதுகு உபயோகிச்சோது ஒள்ளித்து. ஐரோப்பாதோகெ பேரெ பேரெ பாஸெ அட்டலெயு எழுத்தெல்லா கிட்டத்தட்ட ஒந்தே மாக்கெத்தா அடதே.
Posted by மஞ்சூர் ராசா on 11/12/2008 at 4:20 pm edit
நண்பர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் வணக்கம்.
நீலகிரியின் மிகவும் பழைய மலைவாழ்மக்களான நம்மை பின் தங்கிய வகுப்பினராக வைத்திருப்பது என்பது நம்மால் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடியதல்ல. (கடந்த காலத்தில் நமது ஒரு சில பெரியவர்கள் செய்த தவறு இது) நம்மை ஆதிவாசிகள் (Scheduled Tribe) என்பதில் தான் சேர்க்கவேண்டும். இதற்காக அரசாங்கத்திலும் மற்றும் முக்கிய பதவிகளில் இருப்பவர்களும் உடனடியாக முயற்சிக்கவேண்டும்.
Posted by Arunan on 22/12/2008 at 8:43 am edit
I am really happy all badugas having same wish for creating a script using tamil script i also agree we can adopt few mallu script , if it needed. people ple join with me and help to develop a new script using tamil script. developing new literary activities in baduga develop it into a prominent language.yes in europe all languages having same script but different pronounciation. So using tamil script we can start a new development. All badugas should join in hands to carry a new era.
Posted by siva kumar.j.s. on 24/12/2008 at 10:01 pm edit
i am from kandibikkai village. presently working at andra pradesh. when i came across our site, i feel proud about u and ur team members,who work for this.i feel proud to be born as badaga. keep on going………. all the best.
Posted by Arun on 13/02/2009 at 6:03 pm edit
I have been living in Bangalore and realise that Badaga is very muh similar to Kannada. I strogly fell we can use Kannada script as all the words of Badaga can written clearly in Kannada script. Similar example is Konkani using Marathi script as both the languages are alike. I feel this is the appropriate solution.
Posted by G S AANDY on 20/02/2009 at 1:05 pm edit
It is high time that we take concrete steps to create script for BADAGA language.I am keen to do my bit in leading,organising a team to exclusively concentrate on this and complete the task within a timebound programme.Interested Badagas are welcome.
Posted by Arunan on 27/02/2009 at 7:17 am edit
hi G S AANDY I am like to be part with u in developing a new script u can contact me at any time , so that i can help u . So lets start this work and ve to finish within a 5 yrs time. so we need to talk with older people about this in badaga community.
Posted by Asha on 09/10/2009 at 5:43 pm edit
Hi am ASHA ,when I saw this site I was really suprised. Appara santhoshava adathae , ithava onthu arputhavana language ga script ila yenthu nenachuvanae kashtava attuthu but now I am very confident that we will have our own scripts within a short period. Am ready to do my best for your organisation. Am very honored to say this “U GUYZ SIMPLY ROCK” and of course we will rock.Keep going………. BEST WISHES.
Thank you Asha, though I have mentioned it many times, let me repeat it again. THIS WEBSITE IS AN ONE MAN EFFORT. But I am humbled to see such praise being showered. As far as how you can help out – here is a simple thought. I have seen many parents [including me, having a son and daughter ] to find suitable matches. Though there are a lot of nice looking, educated and eligible brides and grooms, somehow, it does not result in marriages. Since I am of the strong view that for Badaga culture and traditions to survive, Badagas should marry among themselves. Why there is such a low response to my offer of hosting FREE matrimonial alliances is a mystery to me. May be people like you can tell me the real apprehensions. Another way you can help out is by creating awareness about the book on Badagas by Balasubramaniam which has high lighted our community in a highly positive note. Thanks once again – Wg Cdr JP
Posted by Arunan on 12/10/2009 at 6:59 am edit
I have moved to Canada, but I have keen interest in developing the script for Badaga language. Modified Tamil script can be taken as Badaga script, so that we can start a news paper and publishing house, so that we can print more books on Badaga language. Friends, share your views for a joint work.Is there any publication in Badaga language? All badugas should join in hands to carry a new era.
JP adds : Thank you Eezham Thamizhan Arunan, we appreciate your sentiments
Posted by Arunan on 16/10/2009 at 11:05 pm edit
Forming a committee consisting of Badaga friends, Linguistic, and Badaga language interested friends to Seek, Share and Do something to develop Badaga Sakithya Academy , to create awareness in developing script, start school classes in Badaga language and develop Badaga dictionary projects. We can ask for NGO’s and Tamil Nadu Government to fund the project. Start today , tomorrow never comes. Hoping for a joint effort with you friends, I am here.
Posted by Arunan on 14/11/2009 at 12:42 am edit
” Why not start a wiki project in Badaga language” Its absolutely free and I see most of the Badugas are very good in Computer and Internets… So please let us start a wikiproject in Badugu language and start writing articles in Badugu language…… If any one want help in assisting Wiki , I am here to help you friends……
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Language_proposal_policy
To start articles in Badaga language use the above links…. You can adopt either English script or Tamil script or sometimes you can do in both scripts such as Badaga language articles in Tamil script and separately for English script…. so friends now or never .. let us start this at least… hoping for your support for this idea…..
Posted by Arunan on 15/11/2009 at 2:19 am edit
I have started a Badaga Wikipedia proposal.. so Wikipedia see how active Badaga language in Wikipedia and approve my request. I am not good in Badaga language. But I want many people should participate and say yes to the project and also please I want somebody help and participate to make it successful. I am happy already Tulu language is approved and they started their articles…
http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/Badaga
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikibooks_Badaga
check both the above links and I want as many as peoples from Baduga to support this project… Waiting for your replies……..
http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/bfq
check this link please… above links i changed to make it easier for the users……
Posted by Arunan on 16/11/2009 at 2:39 am edit
http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/bfq/Main_Page
This series of pages is for a test-wikipedia in Badaga. Your Badaga input here will be appreciated. The request for the creation of the Badaga Wikipedia will be approved if and when there is sufficient article content. When it is approved, all content here would be moved to the actual Wikipedia. Because this is a test-wikipedia all articles here must begin with the format Wp/bfq/Name of article. For example, an article about Nilgiris should be titled here as Wp/bfq/Niligiris. (Of course in the actual wikipedia, the article would be titled as Niligiris). This is the main page for wiki badaga proposal… please have a look. if any thing wrong please forgive me and you can edit that or let me know.. I ll edit that content……
Badaga speakers are encouraged to create as many top-quality articles as possible. This test page needs to be translated into Badaga.
Posted by Arunan on 17/11/2009 at 11:15 pm edit
http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/bfq/Main_Page
New main page created in wiki for Badaga project….I am eagerly waiting and expecting native Badagas participation in Wiki project… Thanks…….
Posted by Arunan on 20/11/2009 at 2:45 am edit
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages
Badaga language is said as eligible language by Wikipedia and all I am asking Badaga people to contribute significantly in Badaga language for this projects… thanks………