lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageThe Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba) is a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil,[2][3] and is spoken by 32,000 people in the Nilgiri mountains and in adjoining areas in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Beṭṭa (ಬೆಟ್ಟ) means “hills” in Kannada and “Hunter” in Tamil.
Betta Kurumba |
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Native to | India |
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Region | Nilgiri mountains (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) |
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Native speakers | 32,000 (2003)[1] |
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Writing system | Kannada script Malayalam script Tamil script. |
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ISO 639-3 | xub |
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Glottolog | bett1235 |
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ELP | Betta Kurumba |
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See also
- Kuruba
- Betta Kuruba
- Alu Kurumba
- Jennu Kurumba
- Dravidian languages
- List of languages by number of native speakers in India
- Languages of South Asia
Notes
- Betta Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- "Betta Kurumba". Ethnologue-languages of the world. SIL International.
- Shapiro, Michael C.; Schiffman, Harold F. (1981). Language and Society in South Asia. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 9788120826076.
References
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2003): A Grammar of Betta Kurumba (PDF).
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2018): Annotated Texts in Betta Kurumba. Brill. ISBN 978-9004378223
External links
ELAR Open Access Archive
Dravidian languages |
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South | Tamil – Kannada | Kannada - Badaga | |
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Toda-Kota | |
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Kodagu | |
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Irula | |
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Tulu | |
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Proto-languages |
- Proto-Dravidian
- Proto-South Dravidian
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Italics indicate extinct languages (no surviving native speakers and no spoken descendant) |
Languages of Tamil Nadu |
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- Dravidian languages
- Languages of India
- Languages of Sri Lanka
- Languages of South Asia
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Languages spoken in Kerala |
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- Dravidian languages
- Languages of India
- Languages of South Asia
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- [en] Betta Kurumba language
[fr] Betta kurumba
Le betta kurumba (autonyme bëṭṭu kuṟumba[2]) est une langue dravidienne, parlée par environ 32 000 Kurumbas qui vivent dans les collines de Nilgiri situées dans l'État de Tamil Nadu, en Inde[3].
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