Editing Badaga language (section)

== Origins ==
Badaga, like modern [[Kannada]], likely originates from [[Old Kannada]]. This is suggested by the fact that Badaga shares many common features with modern [[Kannada]]. One such feature shared by both Badaga and Kannada is initial {{IPA|/h/}} where other Dravidian languages, and Old Kannada, have an initial {{IPA|/p/}}, a process which began around the 13th century.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/409407 | jstor=409407 | title=The Vowels of the Badaga Language | last1=Emeneau | first1=M. B. | journal=Language | date=28 February 2024 | volume=15 | issue=1 | pages=43–47 | doi=10.2307/409407 | url-access=subscription }}</ref>