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{{Short description|Southern Dravidian language of India}} | |||
{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Alu Kurumba | |name = Alu Kurumba | ||
|nativename = {{lang|xua|ஆலுக் குறும்பா}} | |||
|states = [[India]] | |states = [[India]] | ||
|region = [[Tamil Nadu]] | |region = [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
|speakers = 2, | |speakers = 2,400 | ||
|date = | |date = 2019 | ||
|ref = | |ref = e25 | ||
|familycolor = Dravidian | |familycolor = Dravidian | ||
|fam2 = [[ | |fam2 = Southern | ||
| | |fam3 = [[South Dravidian languages|Southern I]] | ||
| | |fam4 = Tamil–[[Kannada dialects|Kannada]] | ||
| | |fam5 = [[Kannada dialects|Badaga–Kannada]] | ||
|fam6 = Kannadoid | |||
|iso3=xua | |iso3=xua | ||
|glotto=aluk1238 | |glotto=aluk1238 | ||
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'''Alu Kurumba''', also known as '''Hal Kurumba''' or alternatively '''Pal Kurumba''', is a [[Southern Dravidian languages|Southern]] [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian language]] of the [[Tamil–Kannada language|Tamil–Kannada]] subgroup spoken by the [[ | '''Alu Kurumba''' ({{ipa|xua|aːlu kurumbɐ|ipa}}), also known as '''Hal Kurumba''' or alternatively '''Pal Kurumba''', is a [[Southern Dravidian languages|Southern]] [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian language]] of the [[Tamil–Kannada language|Tamil–Kannada]] subgroup spoken by the [[Kurumba (tribe)|Alu Kurumba]] tribal people.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023|reason="Alu Kurumba" is not mentioned on the Kuruba page at all.}} It is often considered to constitute a dialect of [[Kannada Language|Kannada]]; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the [[Nilgiri Hills]] cross-border area between [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Karnataka]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Betta Kurumba language]] | |||
*[[Jennu Kurumba language]] | |||
*[[Dravidian languages]] | |||
*[[List of languages by number of native speakers in India]] | |||
*[[Languages of South Asia]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Dravidian languages}} | |||
{{Languages of Tamil Nadu}} | |||
[[Category:Tamil languages]] | |||
[[Category:Languages of Kerala]] | |||
[[Category:Dravidian languages]] | [[Category:Dravidian languages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:16, 8 September 2025
| Alu Kurumba | |
|---|---|
| ஆலுக் குறும்பா | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Tamil Nadu |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2019)e25 |
Dravidian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xua |
| Glottolog | aluk1238 |
Alu Kurumba (Template:Ipa), also known as Hal Kurumba or alternatively Pal Kurumba, is a Southern Dravidian language of the Tamil–Kannada subgroup spoken by the Alu Kurumba tribal people.[citation needed] It is often considered to constitute a dialect of Kannada; however, Ethnologue classifies it as a separate language. Alu Kurumba speakers are situated on the Nilgiri Hills cross-border area between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Betta Kurumba language
- Jennu Kurumba language
- Dravidian languages
- List of languages by number of native speakers in India
- Languages of South Asia