Learn Badaga

Posted on 14/05/2011 | 3 Comments

Anatomy

Mande (Head) – also refers to Hair though there is specific word – Orama

Heddakku (Back of the skull) – usually Badagas have a long heddakku as they donot use cradles. The reason for not using cradles for babies is a story by itself. It is due to the fact that when they left Mysore to escape from the King (Thipu Sultan ?) in the night in a hurry, they had forgotten the baby which was sleeping in the cradle,each thinking that the other person wiould pick up the child.

Moole (Brain)

Nethi (Forehead)

Kenni (Cheeks)

Kannu [eye(s)]

Kivi (Ear)

Mookku (Nose)

Bae (Mouth)

Thudi (lip)

Hallu (Teeth)

Naalenge (Tongue)

Dhaade ( Chin)

Thonde (Throat)

Gaththu (Neck)

Maaru – Nenju – (chest)

Mole (Breast)

Hiththalu – Bennu – (Shoulder)

Kai (Hands)

Mutti (Elbow – also for knee)

Beralu (Fingers)

Hebbatte – Katte (beralu) – [Thumb]

Ugilu (Nails)

Hotte (Stomach)

Mollu Kudi (Naval)

Nadu (Hip)

Pitti (Buttocks)

Thode (Thigh)

Monakkaalu (Knee)

Kaalu (Leg)

Midi (Heel)

Angalu (Foot)

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3 responses to “Learn Badaga”

  1. Subasri Nithya's avatar Subasri Nithya | 20/12/2023 at 8:12 pm | Reply

    I am eagerly waiting to learn more…. Pls do upload some conversations so that we will understand everything….
    And I want to Know how to say
    I thought
    In Baduga…
    Then please teach us sentence formation and to speak fluently in Baduga

    Thank you, Nithiya. I will put up more conversational and word formations in Badaga/Baduga/Badugu.

    I thought would be Na neanechidhey

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  2. Pushpavaneshwaran S's avatar Pushpavaneshwaran S | 03/07/2021 at 11:13 am | Reply

    Nice work sir…..I’m non Baduga…but I’m eager to learn Baduga language…..I want to know the Baduga words for the following..
    What are you doing?
    Happy birthday.
    Did you eat?
    Take care of your health.

    Thank you, Pushpavaneshwaran. See the answers for your Badaga translation below – Wg.Cdr JP

    What are you doing? – Aena maadindu edhe ?
    Happy birthday. – Olliya (Shanthoshavaadha) huttidha barasha
    Did you eat? – Thindhaya?
    Take care of your health

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  3. mlle_sumathi's avatar mlle_sumathi | 16/05/2011 at 8:41 pm | Reply

    In “Learn Badaga” section : Birds (Hakkilu).Hakkilu is rather a sparrow ? not sure , just clarifying.

    JP adds : Hakkilu is for bird(s). It is Gubbachi for sparrow. Some other bird names are hemmay hakkilu, bikkola, kappu hakkilu etc.

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