Kurumba language

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Kurumba
Native to India
Region Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Native speakers
unknown (180,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
kfi – Kannada Kurumba
Glottolog kann1253[2]

Kurumba, also known as Kannada Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kuruba tribe. It is often considered a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language.

Geographical distribution

Kurumba speakers are situated in Teni, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Vellore, and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu, in addition to areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

References

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  1. Kannada Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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