• Source: Kurumba languages

Kurumbas-Nilgiris (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 Kurumbas tribes. Some of them are from different branches.




Etymology






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.




= 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



"The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala A Sociolinguistic Profile" (PDF).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Aksara Malayalam
• Kurumba languages
• Jenu Kurumba language
• Kurumba
• Betta Kurumba language
• South Dravidian languages
• Alu Kurumba language
• Kurumbas (tribe)
• Attapady Kurumba language
• Malayalamoid languages
• Mullu Kurumba language