Kurumba language
Kurumba | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh |
Native speakers | 24,189 (2011 census)[1] |
Dravidian
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Tamil script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
kfi |
Glottolog |
kann1253 [2] |
Kurumba, also known as Kannada Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kuruba tribe. It is often considered a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language.
Geographical distribution
Kurumba speakers are situated in Pudukkottai, Teni, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Vellore, and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu, in addition to areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
References
- ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kannada Kurumba". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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