Coorgi-Cox

The Coorgi-Cox Alphabet.

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Script details

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Code	x-coorgi-cox
Script type	alphabet
Region	South Asian
Status	Current
Direction	LTR
Baseline	unspecified
Case	no
White space	unspecified
Complex behaviors	unspecified
OpenType code	unspecified
ISO 15924 Number	none

Explanation of script details

Script description

Coorgi-Cox script was created by the German linguist, Gregg Cox.

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He formally introduced this script in April 2005. It was developed to write the Kodava language, which is also referred to as Coorgi. Coorgi-Cox is comprised of eight vowels, 26 consonants and a double vowel marker. Each letter represents a different sound.

The Kodava language is classified as a Dravidian language that is specifically used in the Kodagu district, or Coorg region, of the Karnataka state in India. Since no traditional written script exists for the Kodava language, Kannada script and the Coorgi-Cox script are used. Currently, there is widespread debate as to whether switching from Kannada script to Coorgi-Cox script would be beneficial or whether switching to a Latin alphabet based writing system would be more useful.

This script is not currently recognized by the ISO 15924 standard, but is included in Writing Systems Technical Resources for research purposes. If you have any information on this script, please add the information to this site. Your contributions can be a great help in refining and expanding the ISO 15924 standard. The Script Encoding Initiative is working to support the inclusion of this script in the standard, and contributions here will support their efforts.

Languages that use this script

There are no known languages that use this script.

Unicode status

The Coorgi-Cox alphabet is not yet in Unicode. It is not yet in the Roadmap for the Unicode Standard.

• Full Unicode status for Coorgi-Cox

Resources

External links

• The Coorgi-Cox alphabet (Wikimedia)