ISO 639-3 xub | Native speakers 32,000 (2003) | |
Language family DravidianSouthernTamil–KannadaTamil–KodaguTamil–MalayalamTamil languagesBetta Kurumba Writing system | ||
The Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba) is a Dravidian language related to Tamil, Kannada and Kodava, 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.
References
Betta Kurumba language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA