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Mullu Kurumba language

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Native to
  
India

Native speakers
  
26,000 (2004)

Glottolog
  
mull1244

Region
  
Kerala, Tamil Nadu

ISO 639-3
  
kpb

Language family
  
Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kannada Tamil–Kodagu Tamil–Malayalam Malayalam Mullu Kurumba

Mullu Kurumba is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup.

Geographical distribution

According to Ethnologue, approximately 25,000 Mullu Kurumba speakers are situated in the Sulthan Bathery and Vythiri tahsils in the Wayanad district of Kerala; and the remaining 1,000 are situated in Erumad and Cherangodu villages of the Gudalur Tahsil, Nilgiri District, Tamil Nadu.

References

Mullu Kurumba language Wikipedia