Native to India ISO 639-3 kfi – Kannada Kurumba | Native speakers 180,000 (2000) Glottolog kann1253 | |
Region Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh Language family Dravidian
Southern
Tamil–Kannada
Tamil–Kodagu
Kodagu
Kurumba | ||
Kurumba, also known as Kannada Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Kuruba tribe. It is often considered a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language.
Geographical distribution
Kurumba speakers are situated in Teni, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Vellore, and Salem districts of Tamil Nadu, in addition to areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
References
Kurumba language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA