Kolami language
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Kolami is a tribal Central Dravidian language used in Andhra Pradesh
and Maharashtra
states of India. It takes route from the central branch of Dravidian Language tree and falls under Kolami–Paraji group of languages.
G V Ramesh, MLE Linguist for the Rajiv Vidya Mission in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad has been working for multilingual education since November 2003. Through the Andhra Pradesh government, he has been involved in the development of textbooks for classes 1-5 written in the Kolami language, and, with Mark Penny, Computer Linguistic Consultant, SIL, has been developing dictionaries in Kolami tribal language for the Multilingual Education Programme in Andhra Pradesh. In the tribal area of Utnoor, the Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan) has implemented Mother Tongue based Multilingual Education Program in the primary schools of Kolami.
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
and Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
states of India. It takes route from the central branch of Dravidian Language tree and falls under Kolami–Paraji group of languages.
G V Ramesh, MLE Linguist for the Rajiv Vidya Mission in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad has been working for multilingual education since November 2003. Through the Andhra Pradesh government, he has been involved in the development of textbooks for classes 1-5 written in the Kolami language, and, with Mark Penny, Computer Linguistic Consultant, SIL, has been developing dictionaries in Kolami tribal language for the Multilingual Education Programme in Andhra Pradesh. In the tribal area of Utnoor, the Rajiv Vidya Mission (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan) has implemented Mother Tongue based Multilingual Education Program in the primary schools of Kolami.