Native to India ISO 639-3 xub | Native speakers 32,000 (2003) | |
Region Nilgiri mountains (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) Language family Dravidian
Southern
Tamil–Kannada
Tamil–Kodagu
Tamil–Malayalam
Tamil languages
Betta Kurumba Writing system Kannada script. Malayalam script. Tamil script. | ||
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