Kurumba language
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Kurumba | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh |
Native speakers
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unknown (180,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Dravidian
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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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- ↑ Kannada Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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