Kurumba languages
Kurumba (also known as Kuruba in Karnataka and Kuruma in Kerala), is a group of Southern Dravidian languages of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kurumba tribes. Some of them are from different branches.[1]
| Kurumba | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala |
| Ethnicity | 88,750 Kurumbar |
Dravidian
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| Tamil script, Kannada script, Malayalam script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Etymology
Classification
Irulic
- Attapady Kurumba - also known as Palu Kurumba likely a dialect of Muduga as they are mutually intelligible.
Malayalamoid
Geographical distribution
Kannadoid Kurumba languages are spoken at the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border. Irulic and Malayalamoid Kurumba languages are spoken in Wayanad district of Kerala.
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