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Badaga / Badagu /Badugu is an unique language with its own grammar. Though, some similarities are found with old (haleya) Kannada, Badaga is a separate language.

Orughuvodhu (sleeping) is one of the verb/noun that has its own beauty (Dighvijay.K.Malla, Kundhey Ketchigatti, an enterprising Badaga, brought this up in a recent conversation).

Orughu – sleep. Ollengey Orughu – sleep well

Ollengey Orighidhiya – Did you sleep well?

Orighina – He is sleeing

Orighiya – She is sleeping

Orughu’va – Let us sleep. Appara Jama Aaagi butta, orughuva – It has become quite late, let us sleep.

(koosa) Orughuchchu – make the baby sleep

Orrukku – Sleep. Enaga orrukey bappadhilley – I cant sleep (Sleep does not come to me).