{"id":17785,"date":"2026-10-09T14:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/?p=17785"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:15:50","slug":"animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Animals are an important part of Kodagu\u2019s rich biodiversity and cultural heritage. Learning their names in Kodava Thaak helps preserve our traditional vocabulary and deepen our connection with the natural world. Explore the names of animals, and also discover our collections of [<a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/birds-of-kodagu\/\">Birds<\/a>], [<a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/insects\/\">Insects<\/a>] and [<a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/aquatic-animals\/\">Aquatic Animals<\/a>] in Kodava, English and Kannada. These learning resources aim to help younger generations learn, use and preserve our mother tongue for years to come.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Animals \u2013 Kodava, English and Kannada<\/h2>\n<p>For the KodavaClan Heritage page, here is a working list of animal names in Kodava, English and Kannada. The Kodava spellings need verification against the source vocabulary before publication.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Cow \u2013 Payyu \u2013 \u0caa\u0caf\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cc1 \u2013 \u0cb9\u0cb8\u0cc1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Horse \u2013 Kudhre \u2013 \u0c95\u0cc1\u0ca7\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc6 \u2013 \u0c95\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0cc1\u0cb0\u0cc6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Sheep \u2013 Kori \u2013 \u0c95\u0ccb\u0cb0\u0cbf \u2013 \u0c95\u0cc1\u0cb0\u0cbf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Hen \u2013 KoaLi \u2013 \u0c95\u0ccb\u0cb3\u0cbf \u2013 \u0c95\u0ccb\u0cb3\u0cbf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Rabbit \u2013 Mola \u2013 \u0cae\u0cca\u0cb2 \u2013 \u0cae\u0cca\u0cb2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Donkey \u2013 Kaththe \u2013 \u0c95\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc6 \u2013 \u0c95\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Goat \u2013 Aad \u2013 \u0c86\u0ca1\u0ccd \u2013 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0c95\u0cc6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Dog \u2013 Naayi \u2013 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0caf\u0ccd \u2013 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0caf\u0cbf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Duck \u2013 BaathkoaLi \u2013 \u0cac\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0ccd\u200c\u0c95\u0ccb\u0cb3\u0cbf \u2013 \u0cac\u0cbe\u0ca4\u0cc1\u0c95\u0ccb\u0cb3\u0cbf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Cat \u2013 Puunynye \u2013 \u0caa\u0cc2\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0caf\u0cc6 \u2013 \u0cac\u0cc6\u0c95\u0ccd\u0c95\u0cc1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animals are an important part of Kodagu\u2019s rich biodiversity and cultural heritage. 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