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Betta Kurumba language
| Betta Kurumba | |
|---|---|
| வேட்டை குறும்பர் | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nilgiri mountains (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) |
Native speakers | 32,000 (2003)[1] |
Dravidian
| |
| Kannada script Malayalam script Tamil script. | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xub |
| Glottolog | bett1235 |
The Betta Kurumba language (Beṭṭa Kurumba) is a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil,[2][3] 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 and “Hunter” in Tamil.
See also[edit]
- Kuruba
- Betta Kuruba
- Alu Kurumba
- Jennu Kurumba
- Dravidian languages
- List of languages by number of native speakers in India
- Languages of South Asia
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Betta Kurumba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ "Betta Kurumba". Ethnologue-languages of the world. SIL International.
- ↑ Shapiro, Michael C.; Schiffman, Harold F. (1981). Language and Society in South Asia. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 101. ISBN 9788120826076.
References[edit]
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2003): A Grammar of Betta Kurumba (PDF).
- Coelho, Gail Maria (2018): Annotated Texts in Betta Kurumba. Brill. ISBN 978-9004378223
External links[edit]
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