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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
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Classification
Kannadoid
- Alu Kurumba
- Betta Kurumba, also known as Urali Kurumba or Kadu Kurumba
- Jennu Kurumba, also known as Ten Kurumba or Kattunaika
Together they are known as Kannada Kurumba as they are similar to Kannada.[2]
Irulic
- Attapady Kurumba - also known as Palu Kurumba, a dialect of Muduga as they are mutually intelligible.
Malayalamoid
- Mullu Kurumba, also known as Mullu Kuruma
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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