Kurumba languages

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Kurumba
Native toIndia
RegionTamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Ethnicity88,750 Kurumbar
Tamil script, Kannada script, Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3kfi
Glottologkann1253

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]

Etymology

Classification

Kannadoid

Together they are known as Kannada Kurumba as they are similar to Kannada.[2]

Irulic

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.

References

  1. ^ "Glottolog 4.8 - Mullu Kurumba".
  2. ^ "Glottolog 4.8 - Kurumba, Kannada".