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Kurumba languages

Kurumba languages

Dravidian language spoken in southern India

Not to be confused with Koromfe language.

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Glottolog 4.8 - Mullu Kurumba".
  2. [2]
    "Glottolog 4.8 - Kurumba, Kannada".
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