Alternate Names: Kadu Sholigar, Sholanayika, Sholiga, Sholigar, Solaga, Solanayakkans, Solega, Soliga, Soligar
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 65% with Kannada ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 24,000 (2006 IMB).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 31% for Tamil Nadu.
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. May be in the Kannada group. Hindu, traditional religion.