Alu Kurumba, also known as Hal Kurumba or alternatively Pal Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Alu Kurumba tribe. It is often considered to constitute a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the Nilgiri Hills cross-border area between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Alu Kurumba | |
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Native to | India |
Region | Tamil Nadu |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1997)[1] |
Language family | Dravidian
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ISO 639-3 | xua |
Glottolog | aluk1238 |
ELP | Alu Kurumba |
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Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant) |
Languages of Tamil Nadu | |
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