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Kurumba languages

Dravidian language spoken in southern India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Kurumba (also known as Kuruba in Karnataka and Kuruma in Kerala, IPA: [kuru(m)bɐ, kurumɐ]), is a group of Southern Dravidian languages of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kurumbas tribes. Some of them are from different branches.[1]

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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

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