Alu Kurumba language

Alu Kurumba (IPA: [aːlu kurumbɐ]), also known as Hal Kurumba or alternatively Pal Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Alu Kurumba tribal people.^{[citation needed]} It is often considered to constitute a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the Nilgiri Hills cross-border area between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Alu Kurumba
ஆலுக் குறும்பா
Native to	India
Region	Tamil Nadu
Native speakers	2,400 (2019)[1]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Badaga–Kannada Kannadoid Alu Kurumba
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xua
Glottolog	aluk1238
ELP	Alu Kurumba

See also

• Betta Kurumba language
• Jennu Kurumba language
• Dravidian languages
• List of languages by number of native speakers in India
• Languages of South Asia