High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Kodava language, called the Kodava thakk (`speech of the Kodavas`), is a tongue rather than a written language. Formerly thought of as a Kannada dialect, it is now recognised as a separate Indian language of the Dravidian family. It has a very recent literature dating from the early 20th century. Nadikerianda Chinnappa and Appaneravanda Hardas Appachcha Kavi are the two important poets and writers of the Kodava language. These two pioneers were the earliest known to write Kodava thakk in the Kannada script. Nadikerianda Chinnappa is well-known for his magnum opus the `Pattole Palome`, a compilation of the folk songs and hymns of the Kodavas.