Kurumba languages
| Kurumbas | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala |
| Ethnicity | 88,750 Kurumbar |
Dravidian
| |
| Tamil script, Kannada script, Malayalam script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kfi |
| Glottolog | kann1253 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.