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{{Short description|Southern Dravidian language of India}}
{{distinguish|Kurumba language}}
{{distinguish|Kurumba language}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Attapady Kurumba
|name=Attapady Kurumba
|nativename=
|nativename={{lang|pkr|അട്ടപ്പാടി കുറുംബ}}
|states=[[India]]
|states=[[India]]
|ethnicity=
|ethnicity=
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|ref=e18
|ref=e18
|familycolor=Dravidian
|familycolor=Dravidian
|fam2=Southern
| fam2             = Southern
|fam3=(?)
| fam3             = [[South Dravidian languages|Southern I]]
| fam4            = Tamil–[[Kannada dialects|Kannada]]
| fam5            = Tamil–[[Kota language (India)|Kota]]
| fam6            = Tamil–[[Toda language|Toda]]
| fam7            = Tamil–Irula
| fam8            = Irula–Muduga
| fam9            = [[Muduga language|Muduga]]–Palu
|script= [[Malayalam script]]
|script= [[Malayalam script]]
|iso3=pkr
|iso3=pkr
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|glottorefname=Attapady Kurumba
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'''Attapady Kurumba''', also called Pal Kurumba, is an unclassified [[Southern Dravidian languages|Southern Dravidian language]] spoken by a [[Scheduled tribe]] of [[India]]. It shows only approximately 50% [[lexical similarity]] with the other South Dravidian languages named [[Kurumba language|Kurumba]], but up to 82% with [[Muduga language|Muduga]] and 52% with Kannada Kurumba; Attapady Kurumba, [[Muduga language|Muduga]], and [[Irula language|Irula]] each use their mother tongue when speaking to each other. Thudukki variety of Attapady Kurumba is reportedly most pure.<ref name="e18" />
'''Attapady Kurumba''' ({{ipa|pkr|ɐʈːɐpːaːɖi kurum(b)ɐ|ipa}}), also called '''Pal Kurumba''' or '''Palu Kurumba''', is an unclassified [[Southern Dravidian languages|Southern Dravidian language]] spoken by a [[Scheduled tribe]] of [[India]]. It shows only approximately 50% [[lexical similarity]] with the other South Dravidian languages named [[Kurumba language|Kurumba]], but up to 82% with [[Muduga language|Muduga]] and 52% with Kannada Kurumba; Attapady Kurumba, [[Muduga language|Muduga]], and [[Irula language|Irula]] each use their mother tongue when speaking to each other. Thudukki variety of Attapady Kurumba is reportedly most pure.<ref name="e18" />


==References==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |title=Descriptive Grammar of Muduga and Kurumba |first1=S. K. |last1=Shyam |first2=P.N. |last2=Ravindran |first3=C.G. |last3=Syama |location=Calicut |publisher=KIRTADS (Kerala Institute for Research Training & Development studies) |date=2017 |pages=107–308 (Kurumba language) |url=https://repository.tribal.gov.in/handle/123456789/74679?viewItem=search&cat_handle=123456789/73706}}
* {{cite book |title=Pālu-Kuṟumba: Grammatik, Textproben und Wörterbuch |volume=30 |series=Beiträge zur Kenntnis südasiatischer Sprachen und Literaturen |issn=0948-2806 |first=Dieter B. |last=Kapp |publisher=Harrassowitz Verlag |date=2019 |isbn=9783447112444 |lang=DE}}


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[[Category:Dravidian languages]]
[[Category:Dravidian languages]]


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Latest revision as of 16:21, 7 February 2026


Attapady Kurumba
അട്ടപ്പാടി കുറുംബ
Native toIndia
Native speakers
(1,400 cited 1991 census)[1]
Dravidian
Malayalam script
Language codes
ISO 639-3pkr
Glottologatta1243

Attapady Kurumba (Template:Ipa), also called Pal Kurumba or Palu Kurumba, is an unclassified Southern Dravidian language spoken by a Scheduled tribe of India. It shows only approximately 50% lexical similarity with the other South Dravidian languages named Kurumba, but up to 82% with Muduga and 52% with Kannada Kurumba; Attapady Kurumba, Muduga, and Irula each use their mother tongue when speaking to each other. Thudukki variety of Attapady Kurumba is reportedly most pure.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Attapady Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

Further reading[edit | edit source]

  • Shyam, S. K.; Ravindran, P.N.; Syama, C.G. (2017). Descriptive Grammar of Muduga and Kurumba. Calicut: KIRTADS (Kerala Institute for Research Training & Development studies). pp. 107–308 (Kurumba language).
  • Kapp, Dieter B. (2019). Pālu-Kuṟumba: Grammatik, Textproben und Wörterbuch. Beiträge zur Kenntnis südasiatischer Sprachen und Literaturen (in Deutsch). Vol. 30. Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 9783447112444. ISSN 0948-2806.

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